Thank you Stoof I had no idea Penn was doing so much till your...

Funny how dreamers need to discount any thing they think might be a threat to Lynas. First thing I did was go to source at Penn.

New, environmentally friendly method to extract and separate rare earth elements | Penn State University (psu.edu)

This is new technology. Never is something new a threat, which you seem to think. This is the first paper on this process by any one. Lynas as a leader outside of china will have plenty of time to investigate it and consider it helping to improve their business. My guess it will be decade(s) before this has any commercial separation. You are correct when you say "The article states they do not believe it will supplant current methods." Did you read the rest of the statement and look further? This may be of high value in recovering REE from Recycled material. In supplementing the current product for higher purer yield.

It is possible that Lynas may miss a technology that is why any investor in any field should stay aware of alternatives. Investors can move to a new opportunity much faster than a company can. A company missing an opportunity creates many ways for investors to gain. Bill Gates missed the internet and this hurt MS for many years. Investors could jump to Net Scape much faster than Bill & MS could recover. Only those in Love with MS missed this opportunity.
.Penn state is doing much more with rare earths than this. You should take a look.
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Thank you Stoof I had no idea Penn was doing so much till your post. Will not effect my investing for many years but it is all important.