On July 15, the Ministry of Mines launched the eighth tranche of auctions for critical and strategic mineral blocks, offering 20 blocks across nine states as part of India’s push to secure key resources for clean energy and advanced manufacturing. The new tranche includes 13 newly identified blocks and seven blocks r
On July 8, Vimag Labs, a Bengaluru-based deep-tech startup, secured its fifth Indian patent for a rare earth‑free electric motor platform that eliminates permanent magnets from the rotor and uses software-controlled power electronics to generate the magnetic field instead. The patented “Virtual Magnet Synchronous Mot
On July 13, U.S.-based Niron Magnetics, leader in rare-earth-free Iron Nitride permanent magnets, and ASPINA, Japan-based manufacturer of precision motors and actuators, announced an agreement to support rare-earth-free motor solutions across applications including automotive, industrial, consumer and emerging space
On July 8, EMR Group announced that it has joined REACT-UK (Rare Earth Automotive Circular Technologies for UK), which is a GBP 6.5 million project to build a UK supply chain for recycling neodymium-iron-boron (NdFeB) magnets used in electric and hybrid vehicles.
The project is supported by the DRIVE35 programme and
Reported on June 27, 2026, Thailand’s Foreign Affairs Minister said Thailand is studying potential rare earth mineral imports from Kazakhstan as part of efforts to broaden supply chain options for its electric vehicle (EV) sector.
During discussions with Kazakh officials, Thailand highlighted critical minerals and e
On June 25, AFNIS Insights, the official news and intelligence platform of the African Natural Resources and Energy Investment Summit, announced that Africans for Africa (AFA) Initiative and Steron Mining Company Ltd (Steron) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to accelerate the development of critical mineral
On June 25, the Ministry of Heavy Industries announced that it has extended the bid submission deadline for the global tender under the Scheme to Promote Manufacturing of Sintered Rare Earth Permanent Magnets, from June 29 to July 29, 2026, with technical bid opening rescheduled from June 30 to July 30. The extension
Korea Zinc Co., Ltd. of South Korea announced that it is undertaking six government-supported joint research and development (R&D) projects for strengthening the supply chain of national strategic industries. First, in the field of next-generation energy, the company is working with Ark Energy, its Australian subsidi
On June 1, Solvay signed a letter of intent (LoI) with Viridis Mining and Minerals to secure a strategic supply of rare earth materials by 2028. Both companies will now work toward finalizing a definitive sourcing agreement. Viridis is expected to supply critical rare earth feedstocks from Brazil to Solvay’s La Roch
On May 31 and June 1, multiple sources reported that the Democratic Republic of Congo approved a decree adding lithium, tantalum, niobium, tungsten, uranium, and rare earth elements to its list of strategic minerals. In DR Congo, strategic minerals attract a royalty rate of 10% instead of the current 3.5% rate for no
Since the early 2020s, the automotive industry has been reshaped by Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs). Performance and usability continue to improve, but two constraints still steer market decisions: range anxiety and rising exposure to raw-material supply risk and geopolitics.
China remains the global center of gravi
Posco International, a trading company of the Posco Group of South Korea, has agreed with ReElement Technologies Corporation of the United States to establish a joint venture for the separation and refining of rare earths in the United States. The two companies plan to build a new rare earth separation and refining p
On May 15, the Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) extended the bid submission deadline for its global tender under the Scheme to Promote Manufacturing of Sintered Rare Earth Permanent Magnets (REPM Scheme), citing demand from multiple stakeholders for additional time. The revised timeline is as follows: government re
On April 25, multiple sources reported that Mozambique and China are partnering for critical minerals and rare earth metals. The two countries will deepen cooperation in the geological and mineral sectors by using platforms such as the China-Africa Geoscience Cooperation Centre and the Belt and Road International Geo
On April 28, HyProMag GmbH, a subsidiary of Mkango Resources Ltd., officially opened its rare earth magnet recycling and manufacturing plant in Pforzheim, Germany. The Pforzheim plant uses patented Hydrogen Processing of Magnet Scrap (HPMS) technology, developed at the University of Birmingham and exclusively licens
On April 28, Rare Earths Americas, Inc., a critical minerals company with heavy rare earths focused projects in the U.S. and Brazil, announced the launch of its initial public offering (IPO) of its common stock, listed on the NYSE American LLC under the ticker symbol "REA."
The offering consists of approximately 2.8
On April 23, 2026, Rocklink India Pvt. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Germany-based Rocklink Group, established its first integrated recycling facility at UPSIDC Industrial Area, Sikandrabad, Uttar Pradesh. The facility has an initial lithium-ion battery recycling capacity of 10,000 tonnes per year and a rare ear
On April 14, Rare Earths Americas, Inc., a critical minerals company advancing a portfolio of heavy rare earth projects in the U.S. and in Brazil, announced that it has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) relating to a proposed underwritten initial public
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