Highlights

• DTEC MMT announces a major initiative to build a U.S.-aligned rare earth supply chain using Malaysian ionic clay feedstock.
• The initiative involves proprietary technology to separate all 17 rare earth elements into high-purity oxides and metals.
• The company plans to establish identical separation and metal-making capabilities in the United States by 2026.
• The goal is to ramp up production to 300 metric tons per year by 2027 to supply U.S. manufacturers directly.
• DTEC MMT has secured mining land in Malaysia.
• The company is finalizing offtake agreements with an existing ionic clay mine currently shipping 100% to China.
• The objective is to redirect supply to reduce U.S. dependency.

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DTEC Mineral & Metal Technology Sdn Bhd Malaysia (“DTEC MMT”) announced a major initiative to establish a U.S.-aligned rare earth supply chain — starting from ionic clay feedstock in Malaysia and extending through to advanced metal supply and eventual production in the United States.

DTEC MMT is one of the only companies in the world with proven access to ionic clay rare earth feedstock and the proprietary licensed technology to separate all 17 rare earth elements — including both light and heavy REEs — into high-purity oxides and metals. This capability, developed through an exclusive collaborative agreement with the technology owner, enables efficient production of key critical elements such as Nd, Pr, Dy, Tb, and Y.

DTEC MMT is presently the only non-China company to be able to demonstrate separation of ionic clay to rare earth metals in a pilot plant currently located outside Malaysia. Malaysia’s ionic clay deposits are among the world’s richest concentrations and are the most easily processed, providing a natural, low-cost, environmentally cleaner source of rare earths. The separation process DTEC is deploying was originally developed in the United States in the 1940s by chemical ion-exchange procedures and later refined in China in the 1980s, and it is now being reintroduced by DTEC MMT’s team for modern, cleaner, more efficient, and higher-yield production.  

With strategic investment, DTEC MMT will establish an identical critical rare earth separation and metal-making capability in the United States by 2026, enabling direct supply to the U.S. manufacturers of magnets and advanced technology devices.  

DTEC MMT has secured rare earth mining land in Malaysia and is in final negotiations to acquire offtake from an existing ionic clay mine in a Malaysian state, which is currently shipping 100% of its production to China. Redirecting this supply to the United States would immediately reduce dependency and accelerate U.S. strategic stockpiling efforts.  The company plans to ramp to 300 metric tons of rare earth metals per year by 2027, with early shipments of metals sourced from existing feedstock processed under an exclusive contract through its Taiwan-based technology-based separation line.

About DTEC Mineral & Metal Technology

DTEC Mineral & Metal Technology Sdn Bhd is a Malaysia-based, majority U.S.-owned company developing a vertically integrated rare earth supply chain. DTEC MMT is advancing efficient and secure mine-to-rare-earth separation and metallization to serve U.S. and allied markets.

Media Contact:

Milan Perlly

Chief Operating Officer

DTEC Mineral & Metal Technology Sdn Bhd, Malaysia

milanperlly@icloud.com 

+1-804-357 9476 USA

Inquires for carbonate and rare earth metals call +1-734-451-7513 USA