Rare-earth magnet recycling facility opens in Birmingham

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Credit: University of Birmingham

New recycling facility commissioned by University of Birmingham can recover earth alloys and process them into new magnets for electric motors

A new recycling facility dedicated to separating and recycling rare earth magnets to help reduce the UK's reliance on imports of rare earth metals, alloys, and magnets has opened in Birmingham this week....

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