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Inorganic Chemistry

Lynas to build Texas rare-earths separation plant

by Melody M. Bomgardner
January 30, 2021 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 99, Issue 4

 

Australia’s Lynas Rare Earths will build a light rare-earth separation plant in Texas. The project, a collaboration with the US Defense Department, will receive up to $30 million from the Defense Production Act program. The facility will produce 1,250 metric tons per year of NdPr from raw material shipped from a plant Lynas is developing in Western Australia. Last year, Lynas received a defense contract for a heavy rare-earth separation facility at the same site. The minerals are used in electric vehicles, electronics, and defense applications.

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