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GM and Glencore enter multi-year cobalt supply agreement

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Glencore and General Motors announced a multi-year sourcing agreement in which Glencore will supply GM with cobalt from its Murrin Murrin operation in Australia. It is known for its heat-resistant properties and is added to lithium-ion battery cathodes to improve energy density and battery longevity.

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GM and MP Materials enter long-term supply agreement to scale rare earth magnet sourcing and production in US

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General Motors and MP Materials ( earlier post ) have formed a strategic collaboration to develop a fully integrated US supply chain for rare earth magnets. This strategic collaboration seeks to accelerate the restoration of the US rare earth supply chain at commercial scale with high resiliency and environmental sustainability.

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US DOD awards MP Materials $35M heavy rare earth processing contract

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It will also enable the company to recycle all recoverable rare earths from end-of-life magnets and magnet production scrap, increasing the resiliency and environmental sustainability of the domestic supply base. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). MP Materials’ operations provide certainty of US provenance and sustainability.

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MP Materials has an ambitious US rare earth supply chain strategy to fuel EV innovation

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There’s much hand-wringing in the press these days about battery raw materials such as lithium, cobalt and nickel. What’s more, the company is developing a facility in Fort Worth, Texas where it plans to manufacture alloys and magnets from Mountain Pass materials. However, save some of your anxiety for rare earth materials.

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MP Materials has an ambitious US rare earth supply chain strategy to fuel EV innovation – Charged EVs

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There’s much hand-wringing in the press these days about battery raw materials such as lithium, cobalt and nickel. What’s more, the company is developing a facility in Fort Worth, Texas where it plans to manufacture alloys and magnets from Mountain Pass materials. However, save some of your anxiety for rare earth materials.