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Louisiana Strategic Metals Complex and Vulcan Elements Rare Earth Magnet Supply Chain

Sector: Manufacturing (Industrial) • Location: Alexandria and Benson, Louisiana and North Carolina, United States

Source: Investor News

Project
Planned

Ucore Rare Metals and Vulcan Elements have executed a Memorandum of Understanding to build a domestic rare earth magnet supply chain for defense and commercial applications. Ucore will supply NdPr and Dy oxides to Vulcan starting in 2027. Ucore's Louisiana Strategic Metals Complex will feed Vulcan's North Carolina manufacturing facilities, which is expanding to a 10,000 tonne magnet manufacturing

Status
Prospective
Sector
Manufacturing (Industrial), Aerospace & Defense, Warehouse, Chemical (Industrial), Government, Commercial
Location
Alexandria and Benson, Louisiana and North Carolina, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Investor News

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The project “Louisiana Strategic Metals Complex and Vulcan Elements Rare Earth Magnet Supply Chain” is an infrastructure initiative in the Manufacturing (Industrial) sector, located in Alexandria and Benson, Louisiana and North Carolina, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Investor News.

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2026-07-22

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Ucore Rare Metals and Vulcan Elements have executed a Memorandum of Understanding to build a domestic rare earth magnet supply chain for defense and commercial applications. Ucore will supply NdPr and Dy oxides to Vulcan starting in 2027. Ucore's Louisiana Strategic Metals Complex will feed Vulcan's North Carolina manufacturing facilities, which is expanding to a 10,000 tonne magnet manufacturing facility enabled by a $1.4 billion partnership with the U.S. Government.

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Critical Minerals & Rare Earths

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Country

United States of America (USA)

State

Louisiana and North Carolina

City

Alexandria and Benson

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Manufacturing (Industrial), Aerospace & Defense, Warehouse, Chemical (Industrial), Government, Commercial

Article published date

2026-03-27

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