Rare Earth Exchanges Launches REEx Insights Recycler Rankings, Warns Recycling Alone Cannot Break China's Rare Earth Grip

Highlights

• Only 5 of 28 ranked companies are commercial rare earth recyclers; 16 remain in development or pilot stages.
• No commercial producer has quantified annual recycling output, revealing a critical industry disclosure gap.
• REEx urges policymakers to prioritize dysprosium and terbium recovery and tie funding to verified production milestones.
• Feedstock security is fragile: just 5 projects have binding supply coverage while 15 rely on memoranda of understanding.
• Recycling is essential but cannot replace new mines, processing facilities, and magnet manufacturing in the supply chain.