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Louisiana Strategic Metals Complex Heavy Rare Earth Element Processing Facility

Sector: Commercial • Location: Alexandria, Louisiana, United States

Source: Newsfile

Project
Under Construction

The Louisiana Strategic Metals Complex (SMC) is a developing rare earth element (REE) separation and oxide production facility in Alexandria, Louisiana. It focuses on producing mid and heavy rare earth elements such as SmEuGd, Tb, Dy, and potentially Y, with the ability to produce NdPr rare earth oxide products. The project involves transitioning Ucore's RapidSX™ separation technology from a demon

Status
Under Construction
Sector
Commercial, Government
Location
Alexandria, Louisiana, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Newsfile

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The project “Louisiana Strategic Metals Complex Heavy Rare Earth Element Processing Facility” is an infrastructure initiative in the Commercial sector, located in Alexandria, Louisiana, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Newsfile.

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2026-07-22

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The Louisiana Strategic Metals Complex (SMC) is a developing rare earth element (REE) separation and oxide production facility in Alexandria, Louisiana. It focuses on producing mid and heavy rare earth elements such as SmEuGd, Tb, Dy, and potentially Y, with the ability to produce NdPr rare earth oxide products. The project involves transitioning Ucore's RapidSX™ separation technology from a demonstration plant in Kingston, Ontario to the Louisiana SMC, aiming for commercial-scale heavy rare earth processing starting in 2026.

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Mining and Metals

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United States of America (USA)

State

Louisiana

City

Alexandria

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Commercial, Government

Article published date

2025-12-14

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