US Rare Earth Company Expands Supply Chain to Meet Defense Needs Ahead of 2027 Chinese Ban

Published: May 8, 2026 17:12

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US rare earth company REalloys received a formal memorandum from the US Department of Defense, emphasizing the urgency of building a domestic heavy rare earth element (HREE) supply chain ahead of the January 2027 ban on procurement of Chinese-sourced rare earth materials. REalloys is actively expanding North American metal supply capability to produce defense-grade dysprosium and terbium at commercial scale. The company has signed a long-term offtake agreement with the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) in Canada, securing annual raw material sufficient to produce 530 mt of rare earth metals, and is investing in expanding SRC's processing facilities to provide emergency supply assurance for fully closing the Chinese-sourced gap in the defense supply chain by 2027.

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