November 4 to 6 Metallurgy Conference in Baotou

Highlights

• CREIA will host its 2026 Rare Earth Metals and Alloys Annual Conference in Baotou, Inner Mongolia, November 4–6, 2026.
• The conference focuses on expanding rare earth metal and alloy applications in industrial materials, beyond conventional NdFeB magnets.
• U.S. DFARS restrictions on Chinese-sourced rare earth magnet supply chains tighten January 1, 2027, creating urgent compliance pressure for Western buyers.
• Western supply chains face a critical gap between rare earth oxide separation capacity and qualified downstream metal and alloy production.
• China's coordinated industrial ecosystem gives it a structural advantage that Washington's regulatory timeline may not allow allies to close in time.