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Leaders in Rare Earth Magnet Solutions Announce Mid-2026 Target for DFARS 2027 Compliance

June 12, 2025 Editorial Staff 0

Dexter Magnetic Technologies, Electron Energy Corporation, and Magnetic Component Engineering a unified group of leading companies for magnetic solutions, announce a joint effort to achieve DFARS 252.225-7052 compliance for Neodymium-Iron-Boron (NdFeB) and Samarium-Cobalt (SmCo) magnets by mid-2026. DMT, EEC, and MCE are actively working with compliant global suppliers to source rare earth materials. […]

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.  […]

e-Power Technology

Researchers at Aichi Steel & Tohoku University Design Lighter, Smaller e-Axle 

September 6, 2022 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Researchers at Aichi Steel & Tohoku University Design Lighter, Smaller e-Axle 

Using its molded MagFine alloy, Aichi Steel reports that it has developed in collaboration with Tohoku University an experimental e-axle that is 40% lighter and smaller than conventional designs. It combines a newly developed compact high-speed reducer with a compact and lightweight 34,000 rpm motor. For the first time, says the company, it has succeeded in proofing the technology of a high-speed, high-reduction next-generation electric axle with high-speed rotation and high deceleration that contributes to weight reduction. […]

Materials/Manufacturing

Neo Performance Materials and Energy Fuels Begin Shipments to Launch US-to-Europe Rare Earth Supply Chain

July 15, 2021 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Neo Performance Materials and Energy Fuels Begin Shipments to Launch US-to-Europe Rare Earth Supply Chain

Marking an important step in the creation of a new United States-to-Europe rare earth supply chain, the first container of mixed rare earth carbonate produced by Energy Fuels at its White Mesa Mill in Utah is en route to Neo Performance Material’s rare earth separations facility in Estonia. Additional shipments of the carbonate are expected to follow as Energy Fuels continues to process more of the natural monazite sand ore, mined in the American state of Georgia by Chemours, for both the rare earth elements and naturally occurring uranium that it contains. […]