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NdFeB BONDED MAGNETS MANUFACTURED FROM RECYCLED SINTERED MAGNETS
MARKET RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THE DEMAND FOR NDFEB BONDED MAGNETS will grow at a significant rate over the next 5 years. Rare earths needed to make these magnets are produced almost exclusively in China, which controls 99% of the world’s production of heavy rare earths, mainly dysprosium (Dy) and terbium (Tb); and 87% of light rare earths, mainly neodymium (Nd) and praseodymium (Pr). In addition, China applies restrictions on their exports according to its political and economic interests. The EU has therefore declared rare earths to be “critical raw materials” (CRMs).
The Basque Country imports significant amounts of sintered NdFeB magnets, which are mainly used to manufacture electric motors and generators. There is no record of magnets being removed and recycled at the end of their useful life. This recycling could contribute to reducing the external dependence of the Basque Country on CRMs. STADLER is dedicated to the design and manufacture of metal parts using powder metal pressing technology, and has relied on the CEIT Technology Centre for the creation of FABRIMANREC.
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