Imagine trying to build a high-tech car but having to buy all the essential magnets from just one supplier across the world. This project creates a way for Europe to find, recycle, and mix its own rare earth materials to make these magnets locally. It's like creating a recipe book and a smart tool to ensure recycled materials work just as well as new ones.
Europe is fully import-dependent on China for the entire rare earth magnet value chain. This creates a massive strategic risk for the e-mobility and renewable energy sectors.
A multi-criteria software tool for optimal alloy mixing and improved technologies for alloy production and powder preparation using secondary materials.
If you are an EV manufacturer dealing with total import dependency for magnet materials — this project developed a resilient supply chain and software for optimal mixing ratios that ensures high product quality for e-mobility motors.
If you are a turbine producer dealing with supply risks for permanent magnets — this project developed a system to source virgin and secondary rare earths within Europe to reduce dependencies on non-European economies.
If you are a magnet producer dealing with underutilised capacity and waste — this project developed improved alloy production and powder preparation technologies that increase the use of secondary materials.
The project categorises rare earths by pricing and considers all value streams from virgin to secondary materials to create new circular business models. Based on available project data, the goal is to increase Europe's supply capability to improve market stability.
The project is developing a production system and software tool to determine mixing ratios for high-tech applications. It aims to enhance the yield and stability of alloy production processes for industrial use.
Based on available project data, the project is developing a multi-criteria software tool for optimal production of alloy composition, but specific licensing terms are not provided.
It focuses on the circular economy by increasing the proportion of secondary materials in magnet production, which reduces waste and energy consumption linked with virgin production.
The project is active from July 2022 and is scheduled to last until June 2026.
The consortium is heavily industry-weighted with 9 industrial partners (47% of the group), including 5 SMEs, which suggests a strong focus on commercial viability. With 19 partners across 10 European countries, the project leverages a broad geographic network to secure a regional supply chain.
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