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MP Materials & Sumitomo Forge Rare Earth Supply Pact for Japan; MP Continues Dramatic Growth

February 21, 2023 admin 0

MP Materials and Sumitomo Corporation have forged a rare earths supply agreement which they say will diversify and strengthen rare earth supplies in Japan. Under the agreement, announced February 21, Sumitomo will serve as the exclusive distributor of NdPr oxide produced by MP Materials to Japanese customers. Further, the companies will collaborate on the supply of rare earth metals and other products. […]

Following Tempel Steel Acquisition, Worthington Plans to Spin Out New Steel Service Company; H2 Storage to Remain with Main Operations

February 14, 2023 admin 0

Leveraging the roots of electrical steel laminations company Tempel Steel, acquired by Worthington Industries a year and a half ago, plans are in the works at Worthington to spin off a new separate steel processing […]

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MagREEsource to open pilot recycling plant in Grenoble

January 24, 2023 admin 0

MagREEsource, a spin-off of the CNRS-Institut Néel, is organizing a Euro 5 Million fundraising that will enable it to establish a 50-ton-per year magnet recycling facility this year in Grenoble, France with aims toward 500-ton […]

HyProMag H2-Enabled Magnet Recycling Ventures Coming Onstream in UK and Germany

January 11, 2023 admin 0

A process employing hydrogen is promising relief to one of the vexing problems in recycling rare earth magnets from electronic and automotive waste streams. […]

Proterial New Name for Hitachi Metals, as It Proposes Ferrite Magnets for EV Motors

January 3, 2023 admin 0

Flush on the closing of its acquisition by an investment consortium, Hitachi Metals tomorrow becomes Proterial as it positions for its NMF 15 ferrite magnets to become an alternative in certain situations to the industry-standard neodymium magnetic material for electric vehicle traction motors. […]

First hydrogen produced at Europe’s largest electrolyser, HySynergy

December 29, 2022 admin 0

Everfuel A/S has produced the first hydrogen at HySynergy, Europe’s largest electrolyser located in Fredericia, Denmark. The initial volumes represent a milestone for the Danish company and toward the commercialization of green hydrogen as a […]

Sundyne Enhances Compressor Packaging for Hydrogen Applications

December 27, 2022 admin 0

Pump and compressor manufacturer Sundyne has made a series of packaging enhancements that make it easier, faster and more cost effective to deploy and maintain its PPI 9-Series diaphragm compressors which are designed to address […]

Ford UK Plant to Transition from Transmissions to E-Power Units

December 6, 2022 admin 0

Like many automotive manufacturing plants in Europe, Ford’s massive Halewood facility will soon see a lot more magnets and motors coming off its production lines. The company announced December 1 that it is pitching in […]

Innovations by hofer powertrain: New Motor Winding Technology and GaN Power Electronics Tests with VisIC

November 14, 2022 admin 0

hofer powertrain of Germany has developed a new magnet wire winding technology for the motors in e-powertrains to make them smaller and lighter yet just as powerful as with previous techniques. On the electronics side, […]

Toshiba Slashes Iridium Needed for Mass Producing Electrolysis Electrodes

October 31, 2022 admin 0

Toshiba Corporation has developed large-scale production technology for electrolysis electrodes used in hydrogen production that achieves high level efficiency in power-to-gas (P2G) technology while reducing the use of iridium, one of the world’s rarest precious metals, to one-tenth of other methods. It is aiming to commercialize the technology in 2023. […]