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Louisiana Strategic Metals Complex Heavy Rare Earth Element Processing Facility

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

Source: Investor News

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Under Construction

Ucore Rare Metals Inc. is developing the Louisiana Strategic Metals Complex (SMC) in Alexandria, Louisiana, focused on rare earth element separation and oxide production, particularly mid and heavy rare earth elements such as Tb, Dy, and potentially Y. The project involves transitioning the RapidSX™ rare earth element separation technology from a demonstration plant in Kingston, Ontario to the Lou

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

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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 Investor News.

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2026-07-22

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Ucore Rare Metals Inc. is developing the Louisiana Strategic Metals Complex (SMC) in Alexandria, Louisiana, focused on rare earth element separation and oxide production, particularly mid and heavy rare earth elements such as Tb, Dy, and potentially Y. The project involves transitioning the RapidSX™ rare earth element separation technology from a demonstration plant in Kingston, Ontario to the Louisiana SMC, with full commercial-scale installation of RapidSX™ Machine #1 planned for mid-2026.

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Critical Minerals & Rare Earths

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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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