# DLA awards contract to REalloys' Terves LLC for rare earth metal production

The U.S. Defense Logistics Agency has awarded a contract to Terves LLC, a subsidiary of REalloys, to scale domestic production of Samarium and Gadolinium metals. The contract supports a 300-ton-per-year modular production facility.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2026-03-02
- Where: United States
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 300 tons per year
- Products: Samarium metal, Gadolinium metal
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Terves](https://endata.com/companies/65011.md)
- [REalloys](https://endata.com/companies/87755.md)
- [Defense Logistics Agency](https://endata.com/companies/2888.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [barchart.com](https://www.barchart.com/press-releases/505894/u-s-defense-logistics-agency-awards-historic-contract-to-realloys-terves-llc-to-scale-domestic-rare-earth-metal-production), 2026-03-02: "This contract advances REalloys’ direct Sm and Gd metallothermal processing platform including revolutionary zero-waste rare earth metallization technology."

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