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AI & Enterprise
MSIT launches K-Moonshot rare earth industry-academia-research council
South Korea\'s Ministry of Science and ICT launched a K-Moonshot rare earth industry-academia-research council in Seoul on Wednesday to strengthen supply-chain capabilities for materials heavily dependent on China. The ministry is pursuing a K-Moonshot programme that combines AI and science and technology. It plans work from 2027 led by three state research institutes to develop permanent magnet processes that avoid heavy rare earths, sharply cut light rare earth use and recover rare earths from waste magnets.
Industry
China EV materials supply chain shifts, with scrapped cars and used batteries seen as key resources by 2050
A study finds China could meet a large share of key materials needed for future electric vehicle production by recycling scrapped EVs and used batteries. While EV adoption boosts new mineral demand, the analysis says end-of-life vehicles and batteries could become major sources of battery and motor materials over coming decades. The outlook varies by material, and depends on technology shifts, policy and how quickly collection and recycling systems are built.
Industry
U.S. Radify targets rare earths with plasma refining, challenging China dominance
U.S. startup Radify Metals is developing plasma-based metal refining technology to challenge China-centred rare earth supply chains. The company aims to remove oxygen from rare earth oxides to produce pure metals using superheated hydrogen plasma, leaving water vapour as the only byproduct. Radify is developing reactors for neodymium and dysprosium and plans to scale from kilogram-per-day output to a 100 kg-per-day pilot. It has raised close to $3 million.