Breaking down rare earth element magnets for recycling

Because magnets are hard, they were heated to 800° C to demagnetize and soften them prior to grinding them to dust. The separated REE residue at the end of the process can be remagnetized by exposing ...
Business Facilities

Apple Commits $500M To Expand U.S. Rare Earth Magnet Supply With MP Materials

E arlier this month, Apple announced a new commitment of $500 million with MP Materials, the only fully integrated rare earth producer in the United States. With this multiyear deal, Apple is ...

Niron Magnetics and Stellantis partner on ‘rare-earth-free’ electric motor tech

Claimed that Iron Nitride magnet technology offers a promising alternative to traditional rare-earth-based magnets.

US could be just ‘weeks away’ from rare earths crisis, defence sector to be hit worst, warns analyst

As China has squeezed the world’s rare earths’ supplies, the United States could be just weeks away from a crisis and the ...
Morningstar

Permag™, a Leader in Rare Earth Magnets, Invests to Expand Domestic Samarium Cobalt Magnet Manufacturing

LANCASTER, Pa., Aug. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Permag™, the only US-based producer of samarium cobalt (SmCo) magnets, announced an aggressive expansion of its magnetic manufacturing capacity to ...
Agence France-Presse

Cyclic Materials and VACUUMSCHMELZE Expand Partnership to Recycle Rare Earth Magnet Manufacturing Waste in the U.S.

Cyclic Materials, the advanced recycling company creating a circular supply chain for rare earth elements (REEs) and other ...