"Heavy" Rare Earths Produced by Energy Fuels Qualified for Use by Largest Permanent Magnet Manufacturer in Japan
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Energy Fuels (NYSE American: UUUU) announced that terbium (Tb) oxide produced at its White Mesa Mill in Utah has passed all qualifications for use by one of the world’s largest Japan-based rare earth permanent magnet manufacturers, enabling commercial REPM production without further validation.
The company previously qualified its neodymium-praseodymium (NdPr) and dysprosium (Dy) oxides for magnet manufacture. Energy Fuels highlighted terbium’s high strategic value, citing a benchmark price of about $5.5 million per tonne, and stated that, upon closing pending ASM and Vacuumschmelze acquisitions, it expects to become a leading vertically integrated mine-to-magnet producer in the U.S. and Europe.
Positive
- Terbium oxide qualified for commercial use by a major Japanese magnet producer
- White Mesa Mill now supplies qualified NdPr, Dy, and Tb oxides for permanent magnets
- Terbium oxide price cited at roughly $5.5 million per tonne (CIF Europe)
- Pending ASM and VAC acquisitions expected to create mine-to-magnet integration in U.S. and Europe
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Key Figures
Historical Context
| Date | Event | Sentiment | 24h Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12 | Acquisition approval | Positive | -2.1% | ASM shareholders approved the proposed acquisition, but the 24-hour reaction was negative. |
| Aug 05 | Q2 earnings report | Positive | +3.7% | Q2 revenue increased year over year while the stock recorded a positive 24-hour reaction. |
| Jul 29 | Plant construction | Positive | -5.2% | Commercial-scale heavy rare earth plant construction began, followed by a negative reaction. |
| Jul 23 | Conference call notice | Neutral | -2.4% | The company scheduled its Q2 results call, followed by a negative 24-hour reaction. |
| Jun 25 | Director election | Positive | +1.4% | Shareholders elected all seven management nominees, followed by a positive reaction. |
24h Move is the share-price change in the day after each event; other market factors may also have contributed.
UUUU's recent strategic and operational announcements produced mixed 24-hour outcomes, with three negative reactions and two positive reactions.
Key Terms
terbium oxide technical
heavy rare earth oxides technical
ndfeb permanent magnets technical
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With today's announcement of terbium oxide qualification, Energy Fuels is one step closer to commercially producing the full portfolio of "light" and "heavy" rare earth oxides for permanent magnets.
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"This latest qualification of Energy Fuels' heavy rare earth oxides marks another significant milestone in establishing a secure, diversified supply chain for critical rare earth materials," said Ross Bhappu, President and CEO of Energy Fuels. "Successful qualification of our terbium oxide by one of the largest Japanese rare earth permanent magnet manufacturers represents one of the strongest endorsements of our product quality and industry leading rare earth processing capabilities to supply the heavy rare earth materials needed for automobiles, advanced electronics, robotics, aerospace, defense systems, and other advanced technologies."
Terbium is among the most valuable and strategically important rare earth elements, serving as a critical input that improves the heat resistance and performance of high-strength NdFeB permanent magnets used in a variety of advanced technologies. Reflecting its extreme scarcity and limited production in the West, terbium oxide currently commands a market price of approximately
Energy Fuels previously announced the qualification of its neodymium-praseodymium (NdPr) and dysprosium (Dy) oxides for the manufacture of rare earth permanent magnets.
Upon closing of the pending acquisitions of Australian Strategic Materials (ASM) and Vacuumschmelze (VAC), Energy Fuels expects to become the leading vertically integrated "mine-to-rare earth permanent magnet" producer in the
About Energy Fuels
Energy Fuels is a leading U.S. critical materials company specializing in uranium, rare earth elements, heavy mineral sands, vanadium, and the development of medical isotopes. Energy Fuels is the leading U.S. producer of natural uranium concentrate, for nuclear energy generation. The Company owns the only fully licensed conventional uranium mill operating in the U.S. – the White Mesa Mill in Utah – where it also produces REE products and evaluates medical isotope recovery for emerging cancer therapies. Additionally, Energy Fuels owns several producing and development uranium assets in the western United States and three heavy mineral sands/rare earths projects: the Vara Mada Project in Madagascar, Bahia Project in Brazil, and Donald Project in Australia (through a joint venture with Astron Limited). Based in Lakewood, Colorado, its shares trade on the NYSE American ("UUUU") and TSX ("EFR"), with CHESS Depositary Interests ("CDIs") expected to trade on the ASX Limited ("EF2") upon implementation of the Scheme of Arrangement with ASM. For more details, visit http://www.energyfuels.com.
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