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The supply chain for rare earth materials and permanent magnets is complex, regionally concentrated and marked by a lack of transparent pricing. This can lead to unpredictable costs, budgeting difficulties and supply insecurity. Geopolitical tensions further add to this uncertainty.
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Rare earth magnet production looks set to advance in the US and Europe in 2024, with market participants outside of China seeking to secure and onshore the supply chain for magnets
China’s Ministry of Commerce has prohibited the export of rare earth magnet production technology and machinery by adding it to its list of Export Prohibited and Restricted Technologies
Rare earth magnets are becoming the lithium and cobalt of electric motors, playing a critical role in delivering power, torque, and efficiency, while production increasingly shifts toward Europe and the US to meet rising EV demand, comply with new sourcing rules, and strengthen supply security.
With China’s stringent implementation of its gallium export controls persisting through to the end of 2023 at least, 2024 looks set to become a make-or-break year for gallium market participants outside China
Legislation to implement a US production tax credit for rare earth magnets made domestically has been introduced in the US Senate with bipartisan backing, the proposing senators announced on Friday December 15
E-Vac Magnetics, US subsidiary of German magnet manufacturer VAC Group, announced plans on Thursday December 14 to build a sintered neodymium iron boron (NdFeB) rare earth magnet plant in the US city of Sumter, South Carolina
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