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Materials/Manufacturing

Less Common Metals Forges Technical Advancements in Magnetic Alloys 

February 24, 2025 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Less Common Metals Forges Technical Advancements in Magnetic Alloys 

Less Common Metals, a refiner and leading producer of rare earth metals and alloys in the Western world, continues to expand its technical capabilities with the addition of more process equipment at its headquarters in England, with a newly designed molten salt electrolysis cell and through an innovative collaborative effort on magnet recycling. This article highlights some of the recent developments. […]

Materials/Manufacturing

MP Materials Restores U.S. Rare Earth Magnet Production

January 22, 2025 Editorial Staff Comments Off on MP Materials Restores U.S. Rare Earth Magnet Production

MP Materials has reached a pivotal milestone in restoring the U.S. rare earth magnet supply chain. The company’s flagship Independence facility in Fort Worth, Texas, has commenced commercial production of neodymium-praseodymium (NdPr) metal and trial production of automotive-grade, sintered neodymium-iron-boron (NdFeB) magnets. These achievements bring the U.S. closer to reestablishing a fully integrated, domestic supply chain for these critical components for the first time in decades. […]