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IXRs Ionic Technologies will be producing 400,000kg recycled, separated high-purity rare earth oxides at commercial scale in the UK well before any UK mining-based rare earth companies brings domestic UK-mined rare earths into the supply chain. That UK company does not have a refinery to process and refine MREC into Separated High Purity REOs

The United Kingdom's involvement in rare earth mining and processing prior to a company like Ionic Rare Earths was virtually nonexistent, with no significant domestic production or refining capacity. Here a synthesis of the UKʼs rare earth landscape before these companies emerged.





IXRʼs Belfast plant will be the first in the UK to produce separated, high-purity rare earth oxides at commercial scale—using a fully circular, recycling-based model—before any UK mine-to-magnet supply chain is operational, 400,000kg is better than Zero, IXRʼs model directly addresses UK/EU critical minerals strategy goals: rapid scaling, low environmental impact, and reduced dependency on China


Bottom line:Ionic Technologies will deliver UK-produced, separated rare earth oxides from recycled feedstock years before any UK-mined rare earths are processed at scale—making IXR the first mover for domestic REE supply and a cornerstone of the UKʼs critical minerals strategy.

At the moment this what matters 400,000kg