United Rare Earths is Developing Heavy Rare Earth Processing Infrastructure
Building U.S.-Based Processing Infrastructure within a Global Supply Chain
United Rare Earths operates in the most critical segment of the rare earth supply chain, between resource production and end-use manufacturing. We are not a mining company, and we do not manufacture finished products. Our focus is on the separation, refining, and recycling of rare earth elements—the essential processes that transform raw and recycled materials into the high-purity products modern industry depends on.
Heavy rare earth elements represent one of the most constrained and strategically important segments of the rare earth supply chain. Essential to advanced defense systems, permanent magnets, energy technologies, and high-performance manufacturing, these materials play a critical role in many of the technologies that power the modern world.
This stage serves as the bridge between resource availability and commercial use. It is also where global processing capacity remains most concentrated, making it one of the most strategically important segments of the rare earth supply chain.
By developing heavy rare earth processing and recycling infrastructure, United Rare Earths is strengthening critical mineral supply chains and expanding access to the high-purity rare earth materials modern industry depends on.
Why East Tennessee
United Rare Earths is developing its operations in East Tennessee, a region recognized for its leadership in advanced manufacturing, energy innovation, and materials science.
The region provides access to critical infrastructure, a skilled workforce, leading research institutions, and a growing network of industrial and academic partners. Its proximity to Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the University of Tennessee, and key manufacturing corridors creates a strong foundation for building domestic rare earth capability.
As the United States works to strengthen critical mineral supply chains, East Tennessee is uniquely positioned to support the development of next-generation processing and advanced materials industries.
Separation and Refining: The Critical Link Between Resources and Manufacturing
Separation
The point at which mixed rare earth materials are transformed into individual elements. As the most constrained stage of the supply chain, separation represents one of the greatest challenges to expanding domestic rare earth capability.
Refining
Following separation, each element is refined to the specifications required by modern industry. High-purity rare earth products are essential to the technologies and applications that depend on critical material performance.
Heavy rare earth specialization
Heavy rare earth elements are among the most strategically important materials in the global economy. Essential to advanced defense systems, permanent magnets, energy technologies, aerospace applications, and high-performance manufacturing, they are also among the most difficult materials to separate and produce.
Because heavy rare earths remain one of the most constrained segments of the supply chain, United Rare Earths has chosen to focus where the need is greatest and where domestic capability can have the greatest impact.
Technology Platform
United Rare Earths’ technology platform is anchored by advanced rare earth separation and recovery technologies developed specifically for the production of high-purity rare earth materials, including heavy rare earth elements. These technologies form the foundation of the company’s strategy to expand processing infrastructure, strengthen supply chain resilience, and support the growing demand for critical materials.
Beyond rare earth processing, United Rare Earths has licensed multiple magnet technologies from a U.S. national laboratory that support future pathways for domestic magnet production and reduced dependence on strategically constrained materials.
Magnet recycling and recovery
Permanent magnets used in electric vehicles, wind turbines, industrial equipment, and other advanced technologies contain valuable rare earth elements that can be recovered and returned to the supply chain.
United Rare Earths is developing recycling capability to recover rare earth materials from end-of-life magnets and manufacturing byproducts, creating an additional domestic source of critical materials. By integrating recycling with separation and refining, we aim to expand feedstock flexibility while supporting a more resilient and sustainable rare earth supply chain.
The Enabling Layer Behind Modern Rare Earth Supply
United Rare Earths is building the processing infrastructure that secure, scalable rare earth supply chains depend on. We welcome opportunities to engage with investors, industry partners, government stakeholders, and organizations committed to strengthening critical mineral supply chains.
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