A USSC report proposes allied demand agreements for ex-China rare earth magnets, but embedded magnets in motors and drones reveal a deeper supply chain
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JS Link, Inc. is a publicly listed South Korean company headquartered in Seoul and listed on the KOSDAQ market (127120). Formerly DNA Link, a genome-analysis biotechnology firm, it was renamed JS Link in April 2025 after entering the rare-earth permanent-magnet business. The company operates a magnet division building South Korea’s domestic manufacturing capability for sintered neodymium-iron-boron (NdFeB) permanent magnets, alongside rare-earth element processing. JS Link is developing a mass-production facility at its Yesan plant in South Chungcheong Province; the company has said it is targeting trial production and an initial annual capacity of around 1,000 metric tons, with plans to scale toward 5,000 metric tons of rare-earth permanent magnets. The move positions JS Link within South Korea’s strategy to localize critical-magnet supply chains for electric vehicles, electronics and clean-energy applications and reduce dependence on Chinese imports.
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