USA Rare Earth Stillwater
USA Rare Earth's magnet and metallization plant in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The Phase 1a commercial sintered NdFeB magnet line was commissioned in March 2026; a June 2026 CHIPS definitive agreement (up to $277 million in incentives plus a $1.3 billion loan) funds expansion to 10,000 TPA of NdFeB magnets and 10,000 TPA of on-site rare earth metals and alloys.
Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States
Sintered NdFeB magnet production (Phase 1a commercial line; CHIPS-funded expansion)
Commissioned
Sintered NdFeB magnet manufacturing: powder formation, jet milling, wet pressing, machining, coating, and magnetizing
Material flow
NdFeB Alloy → Sintered NdFeB Magnet
Capacity
600 t/year · Product mass · Target · as of Mar 26, 2026
10,000 t/year · Product mass · Target · as of Jun 3, 2026
Qualification
Rare earth metallization and strip-casting (CHIPS-funded, planned)
Financed
On-site metallization and strip-casting of rare earth metals and alloys
Material flow
NdPr Oxide → NdFeB Alloy
Capacity
10,000 t/year · Product mass · Target · as of Jan 26, 2026
Qualification
Sources
- National Institute of Standards and Technology · published Jan 26, 2026 · retrieved Aug 11, 2026 · archive
- National Institute of Standards and Technology · published Jun 3, 2026 · retrieved Aug 11, 2026 · archive
- USA Rare Earth · published Mar 26, 2026 · retrieved Aug 11, 2026 · archive