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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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Rare earth materials sourced from Mountain Pass will be transformed into metal, NdFeB alloy and magnets at a new production facility MP Materials today announced it will build in Fort Worth, Texas, delivering an end-to-end US supply chain. —Shilpan Amin, GM vice president, Global Purchasing and Supply Chain.

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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.).

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New “50 by 50” Commission seeks to halve US transportation energy use by 2050

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We’re at a fascinating time in the transportation industry. We’re at an inflection point and we have an opportunity, as an industry and a sector, to leverage that transformation for the benefit of society. The way in which vehicles are powered and how they’re driven is evolving.

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CleanFUEL USA and Ferrellgas Working Together on Propane Refueling Network in US

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Dallas-Fort Worth is the first metro area CleanFUEL USA and Ferrellgas are jointly targeting to develop 8-10 propane refueling stations. Ferrellgas will support the station rollouts in 11 cities as the designated fuel partner. Tony Dale, Ferrellgas national director of engine fuels/Autogas.

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

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Permanent magnet motors are dominant in the EV industry, due to their superior efficiency. 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. We broke ground at the Fort Worth site in April of 2022.

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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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Permanent magnet motors are dominant in the EV industry, due to their superior efficiency. 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. We broke ground at the Fort Worth site in April of 2022.

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GE unveils prototype for first Tier 4 heavy-haul locomotive

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GE expects that the locomotive will be the first in the industry to meet the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) stringent Tier 4 emission standards, which call for the single-largest emission reduction in the tiered program’s timeline. GE will produce its Tier 4 compliant diesel engines at its manufacturing plant in Grove City, PA.