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Lynas Malaysian Heavy Rare Earth Separation Facility

Sector: Chemical (Industrial) • Location: Malaysia

Source: Reuters

Project
Planned

Lynas Rare Earths announced a new separation facility in Malaysia to meet rising demand for heavy rare earth oxides sourced outside China. The facility will have the capacity to separate up to 5,000 tonnes per annum of heavy rare-earth feedstock. Feedstock will be supplied from Lynas' Mt Weld operations in Western Australia and other developing sources. The project cost is about A$180 million (app

Status
Prospective
Sector
Chemical (Industrial), Manufacturing (Industrial)
Location
Malaysia
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Reuters

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The project “Lynas Malaysian Heavy Rare Earth Separation Facility” is an infrastructure initiative in the Chemical (Industrial) sector, located in Malaysia. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Reuters.

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Lynas Rare Earths announced a new separation facility in Malaysia to meet rising demand for heavy rare earth oxides sourced outside China. The facility will have the capacity to separate up to 5,000 tonnes per annum of heavy rare-earth feedstock. Feedstock will be supplied from Lynas' Mt Weld operations in Western Australia and other developing sources. The project cost is about A$180 million (approximately $116.96 million). The timeline for construction is subject to regulatory approvals. Lynas is in talks with partners for product offtake deals.

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Malaysia

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Chemical (Industrial), Manufacturing (Industrial)

Article published date

2025-10-31

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