@TnC2Re-reading a few things, could be my technical misunderstanding also, I am no scientist.
We have produced 6.5T of NdPr and have a sales contract for 10T. But this is the metal not the alloy,. It is the alloy NdFeB which we wish to produce 600T of at Phase1 stage.
So is it simply that since the LK/Ziron tech is to do with alloying, it hasn't been applied to the Nd line since we have only progressed to metal stage on this line? The Ti line has progressed to alloy stage and hence is currently using the tech (and perhaps given preference due to commercial reasons).
PS: I am not stating any of this as fact, just following a logical line of questioning initially posed by
@fup , and trying to gain a clearer understanding, corrections welcome
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