Rare Earth

Materials/Manufacturing

Industry & Academia Collaborate to Develop Euro Magnet Supply Chain 

August 5, 2024 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Industry & Academia Collaborate to Develop Euro Magnet Supply Chain 

Two efforts to build a supply chain in Europe for rare earth resources and magnets are bringing together a cluster of industry and academic players spanning the continent — and reaching even to Beatrice, Nebraska in the USA for processing ore samples from an idyllic field in Norway. Among entities linked to the projects are research technology development firm RTD Talos in Cyprus, research institute SINTEF in Norway, along with REE Minerals in Norway and American processing firm Rare Earth Salts in Nebraska. […]

Materials/Manufacturing

Cyclic Materials Opens Magnet Recycling Plant, Signs Supply Deals with Solvay & Vacuumschmelze 

July 31, 2024 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Cyclic Materials Opens Magnet Recycling Plant, Signs Supply Deals with Solvay & Vacuumschmelze 

Startup recycler Cyclic Materials is stepping out to commercial operation with the opening of its first-phase plant in Canada and two new supply chain deals – one with Solvay in Brussels and another with Vacuumschmelze of Germany who has a new magnet plant now under construction in the USA.

In early June, the Toronto-based company opened its Hub100 plant in Kingston, Ontario. The plant is the first scaled version of Cyclic’s hydrometallurgical technology, REEPure, and is positioned to demonstrate the feasibility of the technology at a commercial scale. The plant has a design capacity to recycle 100 tons of magnetic material per year, producing recycled mixed rare earth oxides (rMREO) that can be reused in the rare earth magnet supply chain, as well as nickel and cobalt hydroxides. […]

Materials/Manufacturing

Mkango’s HyProMag in UK Teams Up with Japan-based Recyler Envipro 

July 23, 2024 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Mkango’s HyProMag in UK Teams Up with Japan-based Recyler Envipro 

Envipro Holdings, a major metals recycling company based in Japan, and HyProMag located in the UK have begun a collaboration on the recycling of rare earth magnets that will involve operations of both companies in Japan and Europe. The head of Mkango Resources, HyProMag’s parent company, calls it the first step in the roll-out of its recycling technology in Asia.  […]

Materials/Manufacturing

Rare Earths Company Aclara Allies with VAC to Develop Permanent Magnet Supply Chain

July 10, 2024 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Rare Earths Company Aclara Allies with VAC to Develop Permanent Magnet Supply Chain

Aclara Resources Inc. has announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with VACUUMSCHMELZE GmbH & Co. KG (“VAC”), which establishes a non-binding, non-exclusive, preliminary agreement, to jointly approach potential clients as a “mine-to-magnets” […]

Materials/Manufacturing

Solvay Partners with Carester for Magnet Recycling & Manufacturing in Europe 

May 21, 2024 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Solvay Partners with Carester for Magnet Recycling & Manufacturing in Europe 

Global chemicals giant Solvay and French rare earths consultancy Carester are planning to form a strategic partnership aimed at leveraging the expertise of both companies to pursue manufacturing opportunities within the rare earth industry for the permanent magnets value chain in Europe. The collaboration, announced in March as a signing of a memorandum of understanding, will enable both companies to enhance their respective strengths in the rare earths industry, with Solvay contributing its industrial assets and operational experience, and Carester bringing expertise in recycling end-of-life equipment, upstream market knowledge and related activities. […]

Materials/Manufacturing

Niron Magnetics Secures Funding from Samsung Ventures & Auto Heavyweights to Accelerate Production of Rare Earth-Free Magnets 

May 20, 2024 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Niron Magnetics Secures Funding from Samsung Ventures & Auto Heavyweights to Accelerate Production of Rare Earth-Free Magnets 

Niron Magnetics has been raking in new strategic investor funding with a $25 million round led by Samsung Ventures that included automotive top-tier suppliers Allison Transmission and Magna, and a further collaboration with General Motors. […]