Materials/Manufacturing

Rare Earths Producer MP Materials Reports Strong Results, Books $66 Million Charge for Loosening Chinese Ties

Business looks spectacular at MP Materials, the largest rare earth materials producer in the Western Hemisphere. In its most recent quarter, revenue doubled to $42.2 million compared to the same period a year ago, while for the […]

Materials/Manufacturing

DoD Awards Contract to Lynas to Build Rare Earths Plant in Texas

The U.S. Department of Defense wants to see bags of processed rare earth sitting on domestic soil, feeding the production of neodymium magnets in a politically secure supply chain. Its latest move toward the objective came in February when Australian-based Lynas Rare Earths Ltd, the largest rare earth element mining and processing company outside of China, was awarded a technology investment contract by DoD to build a rare earths processing plant in Texas. […]

Materials/Manufacturing

Neo Performance Materials and Energy Fuels Launch Joint Initiative for U.S.-European Rare Earth Production

Neo Performance Materials and Energy Fuels Inc. are joining forces in a major new rare earth production initiative spanning European and North American critical material supply chains. The initiative will produce value-added rare earth products from natural monazite sands, a byproduct of […]