Lynas Advanced Materials Plant, Kuantan

The largest rare-earth separation capacity outside China; capacity as stated by the operator.

Lynas in Gebeng · Ryan Albrey · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

精炼分离厂

此处工艺流程

Ore from Mount Weld in Australia is cracked with sulfuric acid and separated here through hundreds of solvent-extraction stages. This single plant is the main reason a non-Chinese separated rare-earth supply exists at all.

输入与输出

输入项

Rare Earths (all)

产出

Cerium Lanthanum Neodymium Praseodymium

运营商

Lynas Rare Earths

The largest rare-earth separator outside China, mining at Mount Weld and processing in Malaysia.

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途经本厂的溯源记录

Australian rare earths to a magnet in a motor Mined in Australia, cracked in Malaysia, magnetised in China, and fitted in Germany.

经过此处的供应链

Rare Earths to Electric Motor

Seventeen near-identical elements, separated one at a time, ending as a magnet in a wheel.

供应链