Critical Materials Rare Earths Supply Chain: A Situational White Paper
Date of Publication
1-1-2020 12:00 AM
Security Theme
Strategic Competition
Keywords
Critical Minerals, Supply Chain Risks, REEs;
Description
This meeting focused on the up-to-midstream rare earths supply chain, spanning extraction and concentration of rare earths from conventional and unconventional sources, separation into rare earth oxides, and conversion to metals and alloys. Discussion also included manufacturing of neodymium-iron-boron (NdFeB) magnets. A report out of the meeting is included within, supported by a technology assessment to examine the state of the industry.
Critical Materials Rare Earths Supply Chain: A Situational White Paper
This meeting focused on the up-to-midstream rare earths supply chain, spanning extraction and concentration of rare earths from conventional and unconventional sources, separation into rare earth oxides, and conversion to metals and alloys. Discussion also included manufacturing of neodymium-iron-boron (NdFeB) magnets. A report out of the meeting is included within, supported by a technology assessment to examine the state of the industry.
