USA Rare Earth is purchasing equipment to build the only rare earth magnet production facility in the Americas, as part of its efforts to establish a domestic supply chain for rare earth magnets.
USA Rare Earth broke ground on a new rare earth metal and magnet manufacturing facility in Blacksburg, South Carolina. The $1.2 billion investment is expected to create about 490 jobs, with production capacity of 6,400 tpa of sintered NdFeB magnets and 5,000 tpa of strip-cast metal, commissioning targeted to begin in 2028.
USA Rare Earth Inc. selects Cherokee County, South Carolina, for its first South Carolina operation with an undisclosed investment.
USA Rare Earth, Inc. selected Fluor Corp. and WSP Global Inc. as Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management partners to advance the Definitive Feasibility Study for the Round Top Rare Earth Project in Sierra Blanca, Texas.
| Site | Largest | Latest |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2020-05-01 | |
| Blacksburg, United States | $1.20B | 2019-06-18 |
| Cherokee County, United States | 2018-11-14 |