-- Neo Performance Materials (NEO.TO) 週五宣布，其位於愛沙尼亞 Silmet 工廠的重稀土元素 (HREE) 溶劑萃取小型生產線已投入運作。 聲明稱，該生產線目前已達到額定產能，正集中精力確保產品純度穩定，之後將逐步過渡到常規生產。 Neo 表示，該生產線已從混合稀土碳酸鹽原料中生產出首批用於金屬製造的铽和鏑分離製程溶液，所有加工工序均在歐洲完成，這是一個重要的里程碑。 執行長 Rahim Suleman 表示：“我們在愛沙尼亞成功啟動重稀土分離工藝，是 Neo 構建歐洲垂直整合程度最高的稀土磁性材料價值鏈戰略的關鍵一步。” “我們目前的稀土價值鏈涵蓋了輕稀土和重稀土的加工，能夠將特定元素分離並精煉成高附加值的工程終端應用產品。這一成就使Neo能夠為我們在歐洲的永磁體工廠提供安全、可追溯且高質量的重稀土材料，從而支持客戶最嚴苛的應用需求。” Neo的重稀土分離計畫是對其位於愛沙尼亞的歐洲永久磁鐵工廠的補充。該工廠正在逐步完成客戶認證里程碑，預計在2026年稍後實現商業化生產。 週四，Neo股票在多倫多證券交易所收盤上漲0.76美元，至22.60美元。
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