China Northern Rare Earth Starts Trial Production at 50,000-Ton NdFeB Alloy Project

Highlights

• China Northern Rare Earth has started trial production at its new NdFeB strip-cast alloy facility in Baotou, with eight melting furnaces now online.
• The project is designed for 50,000 metric tons of NdFeB alloy annually, with Phase I covering 30,000 tons and Phase II adding 20,000 tons.
• The plant features automated dosing, vacuum induction melting, and MES digital controls capable of producing low-, medium-, and high-end NdFeB alloys.
• Northern Rare Earth is simultaneously expanding into finished magnets via 5,000 t/year and 3,000 t/year magnet projects, deepening vertical integration.
• Western magnet supply chain independence requires metallization and alloy-making capacity, not just mines and separation plants.