Materials/Manufacturing

Midstream Processing for Magnet Feedstock Focus of U.S. Department of War’s $500M Loan to Phoenix Tailings 

Citing midstream processing as the critical link in America’s rare earths supply chain, the U.S. Department of War’s Office of Strategic Capital is planning to loan $500 million to Phoenix Tailings that would back half the cost of a large new plant, to be named the Freedom Facility. The funds would anchor an approximately $1 billion comprehensive financing initiative aimed at rebuilding America’s rare earth industrial base. Plans call for the facility to process diverse feedstocks to produce light and heavy rare earth metals by creating a large-scale separation and metallization capacity capable of serving mines, recyclers, manufacturers and government entities. […]

e-Power Technology

Bosch Aims to Double Sales in Heavy-Duty Commercial Vehicles with New e-Powertrains & Software as Key Elements in ‘Technological Diversity’

Hannover, Germany, September 15, 2026 – The commercial vehicle industry is facing virtually unprecedented opportunities – but also challenges. Rising transport demands driven by the growth of global trade, stringent regulatory requirements, and a worsening […]

Materials/Manufacturing

Phoenix Tailings Acquires Machinery Partner for AI-Driven Rare Earth Production; New Funding Adds Minerals Trader Traxys 

“Rare earth processing is ultimately a technology race,” says Nick Myers, CEO and co-founder of Phoenix Tailings, an emerging builder of a fully integrated rare earth production platform spanning extraction, separation, refining and metallization with a […]