# GE signs supply deal with Arafura Resources for rare earth NdPr

GE's wind turbine division has signed a supply agreement with Arafura Resources for NdPr, a rare earth mixture used in wind turbine magnets, to diversify sourcing away from China. Arafura is developing the Nolans Project in Australia.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2022-07-25
- Where: Northern Territory, Australia, Australia
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 4500 tonnes per year of NdPr oxide
- Products: NdPr, rare earth magnets, wind turbine generators
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [GE](https://endata.com/companies/1022.md) (customer)
- [Arafura Resources](https://endata.com/companies/57389.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [dredgewire.com](https://dredgewire.com/ge-derisks-key-chinese-made-ingredient-for-offshore-wind-turbines/), 2022-07-25: "GE's agreement 'charts a path for GE and Arafura to jointly co-operate in the establishment of a diversified and sustainable supply chain.'"

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