Materials
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Phoenix Tailings plans $375m rare earth separation plant in Rochester. Its 2027–28 programme targets more than 18,000 tons of annual feedstock processing and 4,400 tons of separated rare earth oxides at full capacity.
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Gefertec will exhibit four large industrial WAAM components at Formnext. The programme includes a newly showcased seawater pump impeller, a 700 kg compressor impeller and the arc10X and arcTitan manufacturing systems.
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Henkel has introduced Component Bonding to simplify industrial adhesive selection. The framework groups more than 1,300 sub-component solutions into FAST, STRONG, ELASTIC and SPECIAL categories, with guidance on surface preparation, substrate compatibility and application performance.
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Huddersfield signs two technical textiles research agreements with Indian partners. The research relationships cover nonwovens, composites and industrial materials applications, with future projects to be defined.
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Cornish Metals proposes £135m to advance South Crofty tin redevelopment. The funding would support underground and processing work, alongside a conditional Glencore investment and six-year concentrate offtake agreement.
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Arnold has outlined its flexible magnetic materials portfolio for industry. The existing Flexmag range covers sheets, tapes, extrusions, receptive media and engineered composites, including the anisotropic FM-60 grade rated up to 2.0 MGOe.
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SKF has opened an advanced ceramic materials laboratory in Houten. Its C-Pro facility brings powder preparation, compaction, sintering and finishing into one research programme focused on silicon nitride components for hybrid bearings.
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Hitachi Energy plans a Canadian factory for transformer insulation materials. The C$479 million Ontario project will manufacture electrical-grade pressboard and laminates, with completion planned for 2028 and more than 100 permanent jobs expected.
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British steelmakers face their widest French electricity premium since 2023. UK Steel’s latest comparison puts the gap near £30/MWh, intensifying pressure on domestic producers as the industry prepares for greater use of electric arc furnaces.
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Thorizon and TNO have launched research into molten salt corrosion. The programme will test materials and model degradation to support the proposed PIONEER reactor demonstrator and future Thorizon One licensing.
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