source:POWDER METALLURGY REVIEWGeneral Motors has announced that Vacuumschmelze GmbH & Co. KG (VAC), a producer of advanced magnetic materials and rare earth permanent magnets headquartered in Hanau, Germany, is to build a new plant in the US to manufacture permanent magnets for the electric motors used in GM’s Ultium Platform for its electric vehicles. It was added that the new plant aims to use locally sourced raw materials.“We are building a resilient and sustainable EV manufacturing value chain in North America from raw materials to components to drive GM’s growth and support a mass ma...
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source:ENGINEERLIVENew lightweight rotor sleeve technology drives sustainability, explains Richard ThompsonPost COP26, the urgent need for action on carbon emissions could not be clearer. As the automotive industry faces escalating pressure to improve performance and reduce weight in the pursuit of net zero, new, innovative materials technology harnessing aluminium matrix composites (AMCs) is proving a dynamic, sustainable solution for engineers.The technology is based on the convergence of advanced materials and a novel manufacturing process to produce AlXal (pronounced Al-Zal), a highly vers...
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source:Mining COMUSA Rare Earth announced that it expects to produce nearly half of the critical minerals listed in the US Geological Survey’s revised list of raw materials deemed crucial for national security and the economy.In a press release, the Texas-based company said that together with partner Texas Mineral Resources, it is committed to developing the Round Top heavy rare earth, lithium and critical minerals project in Hudspeth County, thus making it a national strategic asset for supply chains essential to the US economy.“USA Rare Earth will bring into domestic production nearly half o...
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source:Building IndianaAmerican Resources Corporation (NASDAQ:AREC), a next generation and socially responsible supplier of raw materials to the new infrastructure and electrification marketplace, announced another milestone for its American Rare Earth division in receiving the final permit approval for its initial rare earth and critical element isolation and purification facility currently being constructed in Noblesville, IN.The facility will be the company’s first as it continues to execute on its innovative objectives to help establish a competitive, domestic supply chain using the most e...
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