美国阿克拉资源公司在弗吉尼亚州开设试点工厂,开发美国稀土供应链,减少对中国的依赖. Aclara Resources opens a pilot plant in Virginia to develop a U.S. rare earth supply chain, reducing dependence on China.

艾克拉资源公司在弗吉尼亚州布莱克斯堡的维吉尼亚理工学院开设了一家稀土分离试验厂,以推进其国内西部半球稀土供应链目标. Aclara Resources has opened a rare earth separation pilot plant at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia, advancing its goal of a domestic, Western Hemisphere rare earth supply chain. 该设施使用来自巴西和智利矿床的高纯度混合稀土碳酸盐, 将测试Aclara专有分离技术并生成数据以扩展路易斯安那州的一家工业厂. The facility, using high-purity mixed rare earth carbonates from deposits in Brazil and Chile, will test Aclara’s proprietary separation technology and generate data to scale an industrial plant in Louisiana. 该项目得到了美国金融部500万美元的资助,并与弗吉尼亚理工大学,阿贡国家实验室和美国机构合作,旨在减少对中国关键稀土材料的依赖. Supported by $5 million in DFC funding and collaboration with Virginia Tech, Argonne National Laboratory, and U.S. agencies, the project aims to reduce reliance on China for critical rare earth materials. 官员强调该倡议在加强美国能源安全,制造业弹性和劳动力发展方面发挥的作用. Officials highlight the initiative’s role in strengthening U.S. energy security, manufacturing resilience, and workforce development through public-private-academic partnerships.