AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoRare-Earth Supply Chains: American Rare Earths has begun a pilot to process Wyoming ore into neodymium-praseodymium oxide and metal, a step toward a US mine-to-magnet supply chain. Automotive: Dutch authorities reportedly searched two BYD offices as Jaguar Land Rover pursues a design-infringement case over the BYD Ti7 SUV. India’s Magnet Push: Bids are open for a ₹7,280 crore rare-earth magnet program, with companies seeking production incentives of up to ₹505 per kilogram to help cut import dependence. Semiconductors: Samsung plans trial operations at its Taylor, Texas, chip plant in December, ahead of a target for full production in 2027. TSMC, meanwhile, has denied reports it plans to enter memory chips, saying it remains focused on foundry manufacturing. Materials and Trade: Chiba is betting on its iodine supply to support perovskite solar-cell production, with a three-year farm demonstration underway. Vietnam has opened an anti-dumping probe into cold-rolled stainless steel imports from China, Indonesia and Taiwan.
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