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The company will then expand into magnet manufacturing around 2025 at its new production facility in Fort Worth, Texas. The company uses conventional open pit mining methods to extract the nickel and cobalt ore, before processing and refining the laterite ore at its hydrometallurgical facility.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2021

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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Green Car Congress

MARCH 14, 2013

and Peterbilt Motors Company, a division of PACCAR, released test results showing their demonstration SuperTruck tractor-trailer achieved a 54% increase in fuel economy, averaging nearly 10 mpg US (23.5 l/100 km) during testing last fall on US Route 287 between Fort Worth and Vernon, Texas. Click to enlarge. Cummins Inc.

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Charged EVs

MARCH 11, 2024

Recycling rare earth materials is vital to the cost-competitiveness of magnet manufacturing. The company has won some $45 million in contracts with the US Defense Department to expand its heavy rare earth element (HREE) processing capacity. How many companies are providing rare earths from within the US or Europe?

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Baua Electric

MARCH 11, 2024

Recycling rare earth materials is vital to the cost-competitiveness of magnet manufacturing. The company has won some $45 million in contracts with the US Defense Department to expand its heavy rare earth element (HREE) processing capacity. How many companies are providing rare earths from within the US or Europe?

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