Site Visit: Korean Metals Plant visit highlights importance of ex-China rare earth metallisation

China accounts for more than 90% of global rare earth metallisation and alloy capacity. Outside China, Korean Metals Plant (KMP) site in Ochang, South Korea, operated by Energy Fuels-owned Australian Strategic Minerals, is one of the few commercial operating facilities capable of metallisation, an essential stage before rare earths can be used in magnets. On a visit to the site in October, Benchmark learned more about expanding ex-China metallisation capacity.