MP Materials selects Texas for rare earth magnet manufacturing site

MP Materials has chosen Northlake, Texas, for its $1.25 billion rare earth magnet factory as the U.S. rushes to secure ...
Opinion

Why Rare Earth Magnets Are the Real Battlefield Between the U.S. and China

The struggle for geopolitical supremacy is rapidly becoming a struggle over one critical resource - rare earth magnets. They will determine whether the United States can build military equipment at ...
Opinion

Magnet Wars: How the U.S. Plans to Break China’s Grip on Rare Earths

Access to rare earths is absolutely crucial for defense and high-tech industries, and securing sufficient supply could either make or break U.S. national security.

MP Materials to build $1.25 billion rare earth magnet factory near Fort Worth

MP Materials plans to accelerate its production of rare earth magnets with a $1.25 billion investment in Northlake for a ...
Fort Worth Business Press

MP Materials Selects Northlake, Texas, as the Site of “10X,” a New U.S. Rare Earth Magnet Manufacturing Campus

MP Materials Corp. (NYSE: MP) today announced it has selected a 120 acre site in Northlake, Texas, to develop “10X,” ...

Sumter plant ships first U.S. rare-earth magnets for commercial use in decades

VAC Magnetics plans to continue increasing production and workforce after facility ships first US-made rare earth magnets for commercial use this century.
GCN

Scientists develop a powerful new magnet design that eliminates the need for rare earth elements

A magnet is an important part of devices like smartphones, automobiles, and many more. Most of these magnets are made using rare-earth materials, which are expensive and scarce on the market. Also, ...

MP Materials announces $1.25 billion rare earths facility meant to help counter China

Rare earth producer MP Materials plans to build a large-scale rare earth magnet manufacturing campus in North Texas to prop up the domestic supply chain and reduce reliance on foreign adversaries. The ...
Shanghai Metals Market

China's Enhanced Export Controls: Impact on 20 Japanese Entities and Rare Earth Supply Chains【SMM Analysis】

On Feb 24, 2026, China placed 20 Japanese firms, including Subaru, on an export control watchlist for unverifiable end-use of dual-use items. This signals tighter controls on critical minerals and ...
Science Daily

AI breakthrough could replace rare earth magnets in electric vehicles

Scientists at the University of New Hampshire have unleashed artificial intelligence to dramatically speed up the hunt for next-generation magnetic materials. By building a massive, searchable ...
EDN

Microspeakers use rare-earth magnets

The TRS round and oval microspeaker series employs rare-earth magnets to improve ruggedness and output quality. Round speakers have diameters of 13 to 66 mm, while oval versions come in sizes from 16 ...
Hackaday

Rare-Earth-Free Magnets With High Entropy Borides

Although most of us simultaneously accept the premise that magnets are quite literally everywhere and that few people know how they work, a major problem with magnets today is that they tend to rely ...