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e-Power Technology

Japan Ponies Up Another AUDS$200 Million to Secure Rare Earths from Lynas 

March 21, 2023 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Japan Ponies Up Another AUDS$200 Million to Secure Rare Earths from Lynas 

Amidst rising demand for rare earth minerals to supply magnets for manufacturers of motors for electric vehicles and for wind turbines, Japan has committed another AUDS$200 million to Australian producer Lynas Rare Earths for a favored supply chain. The latest tranche, worth about US $135 million, brings total commitment up to about US$400 million.  […]

e-Power Technology

MP Materials & Sumitomo Forge Rare Earth Supply Pact for Japan; MP Continues Dramatic Growth 

February 21, 2023 Editorial Staff Comments Off on MP Materials & Sumitomo Forge Rare Earth Supply Pact for Japan; MP Continues Dramatic Growth 

MP Materials and Sumitomo Corporation have forged a rare earths supply agreement which they say will diversify and strengthen rare earth supplies in Japan. Under the agreement, announced February 21, Sumitomo will serve as the exclusive distributor of NdPr oxide produced by MP Materials to Japanese customers. Further, the companies will collaborate on the supply of rare earth metals and other products. […]

Materials/Manufacturing

Neo Performance Materials and Energy Fuels Begin Shipments to Launch US-to-Europe Rare Earth Supply Chain

July 15, 2021 Editorial Staff Comments Off on Neo Performance Materials and Energy Fuels Begin Shipments to Launch US-to-Europe Rare Earth Supply Chain

Marking an important step in the creation of a new United States-to-Europe rare earth supply chain, the first container of mixed rare earth carbonate produced by Energy Fuels at its White Mesa Mill in Utah is en route to Neo Performance Material’s rare earth separations facility in Estonia. Additional shipments of the carbonate are expected to follow as Energy Fuels continues to process more of the natural monazite sand ore, mined in the American state of Georgia by Chemours, for both the rare earth elements and naturally occurring uranium that it contains. […]

Electromagnetics

TT Electronics Adds New Facilities in North America and Southeast Asia

July 14, 2021 Editorial Staff Comments Off on TT Electronics Adds New Facilities in North America and Southeast Asia

TT Electronics, a UK-based major manufacturer of engineered electronics including many magnetic components, has recently expanded and reorganized some of its operations with new facilities in North America and Malaysia.   The company is consolidating its North American sensors and specialist components operations and […]