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Der Bericht war bei Janes etwas nach hinten gerutscht gewesen, aber ich denke, dass diese Meldung gar nicht so unwichtig ist. Gerade wenn wir uns den festen Griff Pekings auf die seltenen Erden und deren Wichtigkeit in einer Vielzahl von Produkten anschauen.

Niron Magnetics brings rare earth-free magnets to US market

Niron Magnetics, headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has “developed and commercialised the first rare earth-free magnet for use in applications across automotive, defence, industrial, [and] consumer [applications], fully decoupling from reliance on foreign supply chains”, Tom Grainger, commercial vice-president for Niron Magnetics, told Janes on 4 February.

The company is a product of the US Department of Energy (DoE) research grants through the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) Rare Earth Alternatives in Critical Technologies (REACT) programme. It was spun out in 2013, initially focusing on research and development because “magnetic materials is a place where there are many interesting ideas and very few of them make it through”, he said.

After its establishment, Niron refined its material and process to meet US government strategic objectives, including through projects with the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) and DoE's Vehicle Technology Office, Grainger added. In addition, the Niron has benefited from more than USD 300 million of private capital, “including backing by globally leading customers of magnets”, he said, highlighting “Stellantis, Allison Transmission, General Motors, Samsung, [and] Magna”.

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