Molycorp (MCP) Enters Three-Year Rare Earth Supply Agreement with Hitachi Metals

August 12, 2011 1:37 PM EDT
Molycorp, Inc. (NYSE: MCP) has entered an agreement with Hitachi Metals to supply the company with rare earth magnetic materials, including Didymium (a mix of neodymium and praseodymium) metal and alloy, as well as Lanthanum Oxide.

From the release: "The three-year deal, which extends and expands upon an existing supply relationship between the companies, significantly increases the amount of rare earth materials that Molycorp will provide Hitachi Metals. The volume begins at a level comparable to the companies’ current agreement and grows substantially when Molycorp reaches its Phase 1 production level in 2012 at its flagship rare earth production facility at Mountain Pass, California."


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