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Pentagon invests $25M in US rare earths startup to counter China

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The Pentagon has invested US$25 million into ReElement Technologies, a startup focused on rare earth minerals. This investment is part of a larger US strategy to increase domestic supply chains for critical minerals and reduce reliance on China. ReElement plans to use its processing technology at a facility in Marion, Indiana, to refine these minerals for use in military equipment. AI

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Pentagon invests $25M in US rare earths startup to counter China

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Reuters ·

    Pentagon invests US$25 million into rare earths start-up ReElement Technologies

    The US Department of Defence ⁠said on Monday ⁠it would invest US$25 million ⁠in rare earths start-up ReElement Technologies, part of a broader push by the Trump administration to boost domestic supplies of critical minerals and challenge ‌China’s dominance of the sector. ReElemen…

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