Serra Verde Cuts Rare Earth Supply Deal Term with China, Eyes West Shift

US rare earth company REalloys announced that it is partnering with the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) of Canada to build a heavy rare earth metal facility. The equipment will be built at SRC’s Saskatoon plant and, after commissioning, relocated to Ohio to supply dysprosium and terbium to clients in the US defense industrial base and to the Defense Logistics Agency’s strategic reserves. The facility will cost $40 million and is expected to produce 30 mt of dysprosium metal and 15 mt of terbium metal annually. Initial operations are targeted for early to mid-2027, with full commercial operations expected from mid-2027 to year-end.

This afternoon, quotations for Pr-Nd oxide further recovered, with current mainstream offers from suppliers concentrated in the range of 800,000-805,000 yuan/mt. Some plants disclosed that there had already been a small number of transactions for Pr-Nd oxide in the market at 802,000-803,000 yuan/mt, while the actual transaction price of Pr-Nd alloy was within the range of 990,000-1 million yuan/mt. In contrast, quotations in the medium-heavy rare earth market remained stable, with no significant fluctuations.

[SMM Rare Earth Weekly Review: Rare Earth Prices Fell First, Then Rose; Pr-Nd, Dysprosium, and Terbium Saw Wide Swings] Due to the combined impact of market news and falling futures prices, suppliers in the Pr-Nd oxide market lacked confidence in the future market and proactively cut prices for shipments. However, upstream separation plants believed that the tight supply pattern of Pr-Nd oxide had not changed. Therefore, Pr-Nd oxide prices pulled back to 760,000-780,000 yuan/mt before rebounding to 790,000-800,000 yuan/mt.