Rare Earth

Materials/Manufacturing

Energy Fuels Marks Milestones in Production of Domestic Feedstock for Magnets in USA, Plans Expansions 

May 27, 2026 Editorial Staff 0

Minerals producer Energy Fuels, now led by a new CEO, reports it has reached a new milestone in its quest to become a major American producer of rare earth oxides for magnet manufacturing. The company has successfully produced its first kilogram of terbium (Tb) oxide at its White Mesa Mill in Utah. Using monazite ore sourced from the southern United States, the team achieved a purity of 99.9% Tb at pilot scale, which meets the specifications of global manufacturers of rare earth permanent magnets. […]

Materials/Manufacturing

Vulcan Elements and Ucore Join Forces to Build Domestic Rare Earth Magnet Supply Chain; Follows $1.4 Billion Defense Deal 

April 6, 2026 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Vulcan Elements and Ucore Join Forces to Build Domestic Rare Earth Magnet Supply Chain; Follows $1.4 Billion Defense Deal 

March 24, 2026 – Durham, North Carolina – Vulcan Elements and Ucore Rare Materials have executed a Memorandum of Understanding with Ucore Rare Metals to collaborate on the development of an American domestic rare earth magnet supply chain for defense and […]

Materials/Manufacturing

MP Materials to Build “10X” Magnet Manufacturing Campus in Texas; Disengages Business Dealings in China 

March 2, 2026 Editorial Staff Comments Off on MP Materials to Build “10X” Magnet Manufacturing Campus in Texas; Disengages Business Dealings in China 

February 26, 2026 — MP Materials Corp. today announced it has selected a 120acre site in Northlake, Texas, to develop “10X,” the company’s planned large-scale rare earth magnet manufacturing campus. Located less than 10 miles from its Independence facility in Fort Worth, the new campus will cement North Texas as the center of gravity for the United States’ rare earth magnet supply chain, says the company. […]

Materials/Manufacturing

Aclara Partners with Argonne National Lab on AI-Enabled Digital Twin for New Heavy Rare Earth Separation Plant in Louisiana 

February 17, 2026 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Aclara Partners with Argonne National Lab on AI-Enabled Digital Twin for New Heavy Rare Earth Separation Plant in Louisiana 

Planning to build the first industrial-scale heavy rare earths (HREE) separation facility for producing magnetic alloys in the United States, Aclara Resources now has teamed up with Argonne National Laboratory to develop an artificial intelligence–enabled digital twin for its separation process. Under the agreement, Aclara and […]

Electromagnetics

Andritz Expands Turbo Generator Production, also Acquires Sanzheng Induction Heating 

February 5, 2026 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Andritz Expands Turbo Generator Production, also Acquires Sanzheng Induction Heating 

Magnetic technology looms large in two recent developments at Austrian international technology group Andritz. One involves a major expansion to its production of turbo generators, the other is acquisition of a majority stake in induction heating specialist company Sanzheng in China whose equipment is used particularly in the production of electrical steel. […]

Materials/Manufacturing

Phoenix Tailings Opens Rare Earth Metallization Facility 

February 3, 2026 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Phoenix Tailings Opens Rare Earth Metallization Facility 

Phoenix Tailings has opened one of the first rare earth metallization facilities in the USA with zero reliance on Chinese inputs, equipment or technology. Located in Exeter, New Hampshire, initially the plant will produce 200 tons of both light and heavy rare earth metals each year, with the capacity to scale to more than 1,000 tons per year. That capacity would be able to supply the entire U.S. defense industrial base, says the company. […]

Materials/Manufacturing

Energy Fuels to Acquire Australian Strategic Materials for $300M, Unveils Major Scope of Resource in Madagascar 

January 22, 2026 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Energy Fuels to Acquire Australian Strategic Materials for $300M, Unveils Major Scope of Resource in Madagascar 

Significantly expanding its clout in magnetic materials supply, Energy Fuels, an American producer of uranium, rare earth elements and other critical materials, has struck a deal to acquire Australian Strategic Materials for about $300 million and also has unveiled new details about what it describes as […]