Rare Earth Permanent Magnet Feedstocks (NdPr Metal & Oxide, Dy, Tb)

Neodymium-Praseodymium (NdPr) metal and oxide, dysprosium and terbium for EV traction motors, wind turbines and defense systems

Rare earth permanent magnet feedstocks under HS 2805.30 (rare-earth metals) and HS 2846.90 (rare-earth compounds/oxides) are the strategic bottleneck for clean energy transition motors and advanced defense systems. Sintered NdFeB permanent magnets require high-purity Neodymium-Praseodymium (NdPr oxide at 99.0% to 99.5% purity with TREO ≥ 99.0%, or Didymium metal alloy at 75:25 Nd:Pr ratio), combined with heavy rare earths Dysprosium (Dy₂O₃ ≥ 99.5%) and Terbium (Tb₄O₇ ≥ 99.99%) to maintain magnetic coercivity and resist demagnetization at high operating temperatures in electric vehicle traction motors and direct-drive offshore wind turbine generators. Non-rare-earth impurities—specifically iron (Fe ≤ 0.01%), silicon (Si ≤ 0.02%), calcium (Ca ≤ 0.02%), and moisture—are strictly capped to avoid pinhole oxidation and grain boundary corrosion during vacuum induction melting (VIM) and jet milling.

Geopolitically, the rare earth permanent magnet supply chain is undergoing structural decoupling driven by China MOFCOM export restrictions on separation technologies and heavy rare earths, alongside statutory Western defense mandates. Under US DFARS 225.7018, the US Department of Defense prohibits the procurement of defense hardware (including F-35 fighter aircraft actuators, Virginia-class submarine propulsion, and precision missile guidance systems) containing permanent magnets sourced from the countries named in the rule. In parallel, the EU Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) mandates that by 2030 at least 40% of strategic raw materials consumed in Europe be processed within the Union and not more than 65% originate from a single third country. Non-Chinese supply corridors are anchored by Lynas Rare Earths (mining carbonatite ore at Mt Weld, Western Australia, and refining at the Lynas Advanced Materials Plant / LAMP in Gebeng, Kuantan, Malaysia via the Port of Kuantan), MP Materials (Mountain Pass, California, shipping bastnäsite concentrate and separated oxides via the Port of Long Beach), and emerging heavy rare earth separation at Iluka's Eneabba refinery. CBIL is a commodity brokerage company and brokers separated NdPr oxide, didymium metal ingots, dysprosium oxide, and terbium oxide from certified non-Chinese and compliant merchant separation platforms to permanent magnet manufacturers (in Japan, Germany, and the US) and Tier-1 automotive and aerospace primes. Cargoes move in 50 kg or 200 kg airtight steel drums fitted with argon- or nitrogen-purged double polyethylene liners in 20-ft ocean containers (15 to 20 MT/box) on FOB, CFR, and CIF terms, backed by ICP-MS trace-element assays, chain-of-custody provenance certificates, and non-military EUC clearance where applicable. Send your required oxide or metal grade, heavy REE doping ratios, and discharge port to match against available uncommitted lots.

Excluded origins are not offered, including product re-exported, blended or re-processed through a third country. Every lot moves with a certificate of origin naming the producing plant, mine or grower country, and nothing is quoted before the seller and loading point are known.