latest - rare earth reseach centre in kuantan

There can be no moKUALA LUMPUR -- The growing public interest in rare earth has prompted Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) to set up a Rare Earth Research Centre to enable more research to be done on rare earth unique elements.
UMP vice-chancellor Prof Datuk Dr Daing Mohd Nasir Daing Ibrahim considered it to be an opportune time to enhance research on rare earth, especially with the current issues surrounding the Lynas rare earth processing plant in Gebeng, Kuantan.
He also expressed hope to expedite the process of setting up the centre and get into high quality research in rare earth as soon as possible through collaboration with UMP partners, especially Karlsruhr Institute of Technology (KIT) in Germany, Peking University of China, as well as local universities and Nuclear Malaysia.
"Rare earth is a strategic industry. We are committed to develop human capital and knowledge in this field, so that Malaysia would be poised to be a serious player in the rare earth industry," he told Bernama after a recent visit by leading foreign rare earth experts to UMP in Gambang, Kuantan.
Prior to that, the experts from Canada, United States, Germany and China, had also visited Lynas Advanced Material Plant in Gebeng and gave the thumbs up for a sprawling state-of-the-art facility. -- Bernama

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