European Training Network for the Design and Recycling of Rare-Earth Permanent Magnet Motors and Generators in Hybrid and Full Electric Vehicles (DEMETER)

China produces more than 85% of the global supply of rare earths and the country is also the largest consumer. After hitting the stratosphere in 2011 prices have been decimated. And a surge in exports from China since a ruling ...

3 innovative projects electric traction were presented at Automotive Techdays 2016 For more information please use this link: (French) http://www.auto-innovations.com/site/brevetech/autoTechdays0gt.html  

The next EAEEIE Conference will be held in Grenoble 7-9 June 2017. One of the main thematics of this 2017 edition will be to focus on European projects, disseminations and exchanges of best practices. Please visit the conference website for ...

Prof. Koen Binnemans and co-workers (SIM² KU Leuven) have developed a novel non-aqueous solvent extraction system for separation of rare earths.

The milestone Rare-earth recycling review paper - K. Binnemans et al., Recycling of rare earths: A critical review, J. Clean. Prod. 51 (2013) 1-22 - is the most cited paper in Journal of Cleaner Production published since 2012