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

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has been awarded a $35-million contract through the US Department of Defense (DoD) Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment Program to support the construction of a commercial scale processing facility for heavy rare earth elements (HREE) at Mountain Pass. MP Materials Corp. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Linear Labs closes $4.5M seed round to fund commercialization of new electric motor technology

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Automotive manufacturers are already looking at HET technology as the solution to size, weight and range constraints. The data has shown that the Linear Labs (LL) configuration is capable of producing nearly 100% more torque and continuous power than its commercial counterparts within the same frame size and geometrical envelope.

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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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Under the long-term agreement, MP Materials will supply US-sourced and manufactured rare earth materials, alloy and finished magnets for the electric motors used in the GMC HUMMER EV, Cadillac LYRIQ, Chevrolet Silverado EV and more than a dozen models using GM’s Ultium Platform, with a gradual production ramp that begins in 2023.

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

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Recycling rare earth materials is vital to the cost-competitiveness of magnet manufacturing. 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. MP Materials aims to establish all three stages in the US. And it has customers.

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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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Recycling rare earth materials is vital to the cost-competitiveness of magnet manufacturing. 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. MP Materials aims to establish all three stages in the US. And it has customers.