rare earth element

Materials/Manufacturing

Niron Sets Path to Establish Manufacturing of Rare Earth-Free Magnets 

December 4, 2025 Editorial Staff 0

Planning to be operational in 2027 at a 190,000-square-foot manufacturing plant now under construction in Minnesota, Niron Magnetics is striding forward on several fronts aimed at establishing commercial-level production of its rare earth-free magnets. It has plans for a second facility producing 10,000 tons annually in 2029. The company has attracted over $300 million in investments from commercial partners including Stellantis, General Motors, and Samsung.  […]

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Capturing Rare Earth Material from Hard Disk Drives – At Scale by Industry Leaders 

August 20, 2025 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Capturing Rare Earth Material from Hard Disk Drives – At Scale by Industry Leaders 

Disk-drive leader Western Digital, along with Microsoft and others are collaborating in a rare earth element recovery and circular recycling program using environmentally friendly chemistry to help build up critical rare earth element reserves and […]

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Cyclic Materials to Invest Over $20M in its First Magnet Recycling Plant in U.S. 

April 23, 2025 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Cyclic Materials to Invest Over $20M in its First Magnet Recycling Plant in U.S. 

April 23, 205 – Cyclic Materials, the advanced recycling company creating a circular supply chain for rare earth elements (REEs) and other critical materials, today announced it has invested over $20 million in its first commercial facility, located in Mesa, Arizona. The new state-of-the-art facility will be the company’s first global rare earth element recycling operation focused on the separation of permanent magnets from end-of-life products previously not recovered, using its proprietary MagCycle process. […]

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Energy Fuels Roars Ahead in Rare Earths Production from Uranium Ore 

August 27, 2024 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Energy Fuels Roars Ahead in Rare Earths Production from Uranium Ore 

Uranium mining company Energy Fuels, riding a wave of high prices for its radioactive ore, has commissioned its mill in White Pass, Utah to add commercial production of neodymium praseodymium as a secondary product. With two new deals tapping properties in Australia and Madagascar, and a key executive appointment, the company is advancing further toward becoming a significant supplier of processed magnetic rare earths in North America. […]