"Frankly, we were the solution to the problem that the world didn't know it had," Rahim Suleman, CEO of Canadian group Neo Performance Materials, told CNBC.

Linear motors are becoming increasingly practical for general motion. Many are used for long strokes of a few feet or more. One new design, however, where the magnets move relative to a stationary ...

Executives from Europe’s electric-vehicle industry are trekking to the continent’s sparsely populated northeastern parts to queue for something they struggle to find outside of China: rare-earths ...

The American war machine depends on tiny bits of metal, some as small as dimes. Rare-earth magnets are needed for F-35 jet fighters, missile-guidance systems, Predator drones and nuclear submarines.

LONDON (Reuters) -Chemicals group Solvay has agreed two deals to supply rare earths to U.S. magnet makers as it seeks to ramp up its processing plant in France, the company said on Wednesday. Solvay, ...

French chemical company Solvay (OTCPK:SVYSF) (OTCPK:SLVYY) reached two agreements to supply rare earth oxides to U.S. magnet makers Noveon Magnetics and Permag, Reuters reported Wednesday; financial ...