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Shenghe to Acquire Neo’s Separation Assets in China for $30 Million; Backs Peak’s Tanzania Project for $96 Million 

October 15, 2024 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Shenghe to Acquire Neo’s Separation Assets in China for $30 Million; Backs Peak’s Tanzania Project for $96 Million 

Chinese rare earths company Shenghe Resources continues to build its footrprint as a globally connected rare earths company. In two recent moves, it pledged to invest $96 million in Australian minerals firm Peak Rare Earths that provides critical funding for its mine development in Tanzania and agreed to pay Toronto-based Neo Performance Materials $30 million to acquire processing assets of Neo in China. […]

Materials/Manufacturing

Magnetic Materials Producers Report Impact of Rare Earth Price Declines 

August 22, 2024 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Magnetic Materials Producers Report Impact of Rare Earth Price Declines 

Recent declines in prices for rare earth magnetic materials are evident in the latest financial reports of leading producers, with the impact varying by their activities and positions in the market. This article deals with the quarterly reports for the three months ended June 30 which have been issued by three companies – MP Materials, Neo Performance Materials and Lynas Rare Earths.  […]

Materials/Manufacturing

MP Materials Awarded $58.5 Million Tax Credit for Magnet Manufacturing Plant in Fort Worth 

May 9, 2024 Editorial Staff Comments Off on MP Materials Awarded $58.5 Million Tax Credit for Magnet Manufacturing Plant in Fort Worth 

MP Materials has received a $58.5 million federal tax credit to support the construction of its rare earth magnet manufacturing plant in Fort Worth, Texas. The Section 48C Advanced Energy Project tax credit allocation was issued by the IRS and Treasury following a competitive, oversubscribed process administered by the Department of Energy that evaluated the technical and commercial viability and environmental and community impact of approximately 250 projects. A similar award for a $111 million tax credit went to an American subsidiary of Vacuumschmelze recently for its new magnet plant in South Carolina, as reported earlier in Magnetics Magazine.  […]

e-Power Technology

MP Materials & Sumitomo Forge Rare Earth Supply Pact for Japan; MP Continues Dramatic Growth 

February 21, 2023 Editorial Staff Comments Off on MP Materials & Sumitomo Forge Rare Earth Supply Pact for Japan; MP Continues Dramatic Growth 

MP Materials and Sumitomo Corporation have forged a rare earths supply agreement which they say will diversify and strengthen rare earth supplies in Japan. Under the agreement, announced February 21, Sumitomo will serve as the exclusive distributor of NdPr oxide produced by MP Materials to Japanese customers. Further, the companies will collaborate on the supply of rare earth metals and other products. […]

e-Power Technology

MP Materials Begins Construction of Magnetics Factory, Cements Supply Deal with General Motors 

May 18, 2022 Editorial Staff Comments Off on MP Materials Begins Construction of Magnetics Factory, Cements Supply Deal with General Motors 

MP Materials has begun construction of its previously announced rare earth metal, alloy, and magnet manufacturing facility in Fort Worth, Texas, marking a significant return of magnet manufacturing operations in North America. The facility is […]