# REalloys and Mission Critical Materials form strategic partnership for rare earth supply chain

REalloys and Mission Critical Materials signed an MOU to establish the first fully domestic US supply chain converting acid mine drainage into heavy rare earth metals and magnets for defense applications.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2026-01-06
- Where: United States
- Status: announced
- Products: heavy rare earth metals, magnets, rare earth oxides
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [REalloys](https://endata.com/companies/87755.md) (partner)
- [Mission Critical Materials](https://endata.com/companies/89503.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [realloys.com](https://realloys.com/realloys-press-release/realloys-and-mission-critical-materials-form-strategic-partnership-to-build-first-u-s-mine-waste-to-magnet-supply-chain/), 2026-01-06: "This collaboration acts as a transformational bridge between America’s upstream innovation and the downstream industrial capacity required to finally rebuild a sovereign rare earth supply chain."

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