6 h. ago Toshiba Releases Automotive Photorelay with 1800V Output Withstand Voltage

– Suitable for 800V automotive battery systems – KAWASAKI, Japan — Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation (“Toshiba”) has launched an automotive photorelay[1], “ TLX9165T,” in a 10pin SO16L-T package, that supports high voltage automotive batteries with an output withstand voltage of 1800V (min). Volume shipments start today. Improved charge times and longer cruising ranges […]

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18 h. ago Rare Earth Firm Ucore to Start Output at Louisiana Plant in May

Canada’s Ucore Rare Metals Inc. aims to start producing rare earth elements at a new Louisiana facility next May, boosting US processing capacity in an industry that’s currently dominated by China.

Economics

38 h. ago America’s only rare earth producer gets a boost from Apple and Pentagon agreements

MP Materials, which runs the only American rare earths mine, announced a new $500 million agreement with tech giant Apple on Tuesday to produce more of the powerful magnets used in iPhones as well as other high-tech products like electric vehicles. This news comes on the heels of last week’s announcement that the U.S. Defense […]

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5 d. ago Department of Defense investment in rare earth mining company offers road map for sector revitalization

Government guarantees to pay miner above market rates for 10 years

Economics

7 d. ago Rare Earths Processor Scales Back Output Due to Construction Delays

Construction delays have caused one of North America’s few rare-earth processors to push back its production goal, just as Western nations struggle to counter China’s control over metals vital to industry.

Culture

2 w. ago Bessent Says US Hopes to See China Magnets Flow at ‘Faster Rate’

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the US is hopeful China will do more to ease the export of rare earth magnets after last month’s deal between the two countries, saying flows had still not returned to levels seen in early April.

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2 w. ago China Shows Off Tech Resilience in Face of Trump Export Controls

As Donald Trump brandishes US export controls on technology as a bargaining chip to wrest supplies of rare earth magnets from Beijing, China is showcasing what it can do without the most advanced American semiconductors.

Economics

2 w. ago US Rare Earths Refiner Phoenix Tailings Eyes IPO Within 3 Years

US metals refiner Phoenix Tailings plans to pursue an initial public offering within three years after building out plants to produce rare earth elements to go into automobiles, medical devices and military equipment.

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4 w. ago Geomega provides update on Montviel hydrometallurgical process developments

MONTREAL, June 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Geomega Resources Inc. (“Geomega” or the “Corporation”) (TSX.V: GMA) is pleased to provide an update on the hydrometallurgical process developments for the Montviel rare earth deposit. Following the restart of the hydrometallurgical testwork on Montviel in 2022 (see press release), Geomega was able to significantly upgrade the process […]

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