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Conifer Raises $20M to Commercialize Magnet-Agnostic Motors & e-Powertrains 

June 3, 2025 Editorial Staff 0

Conifer, a Silicon Valley startup, has secured $20 million in seed funding to commercialize its magnet-agnostic electric motors and powertrains that are coupled with a software-driven manufacturing approach. Founded by repeat entrepreneurs and ex-Apple Special Projects Group and Lucid engineers, the company has spent the last two years developing and validating its technology with customers. It announced the successful funding in April. […]

Materials/Manufacturing

Aclara Resources Inaugurates Rare Earths Processing Plant in Brazil 

June 2, 2025 Editorial Staff 0

Aclara Resources has inaugurated its Carina Project heavy rare earths pilot plant in Aparecida de Goiania, Goias, Brazil. In concert with the company’s dedicated outreach to community and government, the ceremony was attended by key government authorities from the State of Goias, the Municipality of Nova Roma, and representatives from federal agencies and international embassies, along with other stakeholders.   […]

Materials/Manufacturing

MP Materials Signs Up to Help Build Rare Earth Mines-to-Magnets Supply Chain in Saudi Arabia; Also Accelerates Its Non-China Strategy 

May 15, 2025 Editorial Staff Comments Off on MP Materials Signs Up to Help Build Rare Earth Mines-to-Magnets Supply Chain in Saudi Arabia; Also Accelerates Its Non-China Strategy 

5/14/2025 – RIYADH, Saudi Arabia– Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Maaden) and MP Materials jointly announced today they have agreed to explore opportunities to jointly develop a vertically integrated rare earth supply chain in Saudi Arabia including […]

Materials/Manufacturing

Cyclic Materials to Invest Over $20M in its First Magnet Recycling Plant in U.S. 

April 23, 2025 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Cyclic Materials to Invest Over $20M in its First Magnet Recycling Plant in U.S. 

April 23, 205 – Cyclic Materials, the advanced recycling company creating a circular supply chain for rare earth elements (REEs) and other critical materials, today announced it has invested over $20 million in its first commercial facility, located in Mesa, Arizona. The new state-of-the-art facility will be the company’s first global rare earth element recycling operation focused on the separation of permanent magnets from end-of-life products previously not recovered, using its proprietary MagCycle process. […]

Materials/Manufacturing

Magnet & Rare Earth Exports Become Key Levers in Growing USA–China Trade War 

April 15, 2025 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Magnet & Rare Earth Exports Become Key Levers in Growing USA–China Trade War 

Exports of rare earth magnets from China have become key targets in the growing tariffs war between the USA and China. The latest developments represent a dramatic escalation in the focus on magnetic rare earth materials – especially heavy rare earths — as a potent tool in trade policy, and have heightened attention globally to the issue of China’s dominance in the global supply chain. […]

Materials/Manufacturing

Aclara Resources Building Vertically Integrated Mines-to-Magnets Enterprise in the Americas 

February 18, 2025 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Aclara Resources Building Vertically Integrated Mines-to-Magnets Enterprise in the Americas 

Aclara Resources is set for a transformative year with several key milestones on the horizon, says CEO Ramon Barua, who recently updated Magnetics Magazine on the status of the company’s projects. The developing operations span multiple countries in the Americas including Brazil, Peru, Canada and the United States as it forges a fully integrated mines to magnets business that is decidedly devoid of China.
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