First Recycled Rare Earth Alloy Production at Tyseley Energy Park, Birmingham, UK
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FIRST RECYCLED RARE EARTH ALLOY PRODUCTION AT TYSELEY ENERGY PARK, BIRMINGHAM, UK
London / Vancouver: July 7, 2025 – Mkango Resources Ltd. (AIM/TSX-V: MKA) (“Mkango”) is pleased
to announce first production runs for the commercial scale Hydrogen Processing of Magnet Scrap
(“HPMS”) vessel, which is currently being commissioned by the University of Birmingham (“UoB”) with
the support of commercial partner, HyProMag Limited (“HyProMag”), as part of the new scaled -up
rare earth magnet recycling and manufacturing plant (the “Plant”) located at Tyseley Energy Park,
Birmingham, UK (“TEP”).
The HPMS vessel is fundamental to the Plant, producing a high grade, recycled neodymium-iron-boron
(“NdFeB”) alloy powder for commercial sale or to feed downstream magnet manufacturing. All major
equipment for the Plant has been constructed on site and will be commissioned sequentially over the
coming months.
• The Plant at TEP is the only commercial scale rare earth sintered magnet making facility in the
UK. Development of the Plant was largely funded by Driving the Electric Revolution, an
Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund delivered by UK Research and Innovation via UoB
• As the commercial partner for the Plant and exclusive licensee from the UoB for the patented
HPMS technology, HyProMag has entered into an agreement with the UoB for utilisation of
Plant equipment and infrastructure
• HyProMag is targeting UK sales of around 0.5 tonnes per month of recycled HPMS NdFeB
product by the end of July, increasing to a minimum of 2 tonnes per month by the end of
2025, in advance of potential expansion to 100 -350 tonnes per year in 2026 with further
expansion options being evaluated
• HyProMag commercial operations will be underpinned by existing NdFeB scrap inventories,
ongoing purchases of NdFeB scrap, as well as product offtake, spot purchases and sales
• The NdFeB product from HPMS has a total rare -earth content (neodymium/praseodymium
together with dysprosium/terbium) exceeding 28% and is analogous to a typical NdFeB alloy
for magnet manufacture, whilst having a minimal CO2 footprint relative to both primary and
other recycled NdFeB products. Initially sold to third parties for long -loop chemical
processing, this material will in future be used for magnet manufacture within HyProMag
• Following the commissioning of the Plant’s downstream powder processing plant (for HPMS
powder sieving, blending and jet milling) , magnet manufacturing presses and sintering
furnaces, targeted by the end of Q3 2025, HyProMag will have access to capacity for
production of value-added magnets at scale - enabling both customer qualification and
commercial sales of rare earth magnets , which will form an increasing proportion of the
NdFeB product mix going forward
• At present, the accelerated pilot programme at the UoB is providing NdFeB powder, block
and finished magnet samples to customers, to support product marketing, offtake discussions
and scale-up of planned operations in the UK, Germany and the United States as announced
previously: News | Mkango Resources Ltd.
• HPMS technology was developed by the Magnetic Materials Group (“MMG”) at the University
of Birmingham (“UoB”), and is underpinned by approximately US$100 million of research and
development funding
Will Dawes, Chief Executive of Mkango commented: “This is a major milestone for Mkango,
HyProMag, the University of Birmingham and all our stakeholders. Furthermore, bringing back sintered
magnet manufacturing to the UK after a 20-year hiatus will be a major step forward for the UK’s critical
mineral ambitions . It also creates a strong platform for further expansion in the UK and we are
evaluating expansion options and partnership opportunities to accelerate development.”
Nick Mann, Managing Director of HyProMag Ltd commented: “Seeing first HPMS powder production
from the commercial scale vessel at Tyseley is a credit to the dedication and vision of the combined
HyProMag and University of Birmingham teams who have worked hard to reach this milestone. We
are looking forward to optimising the process at scale to unlock recycled material for rare earth magnet
production in the UK.”
Allan Walton, Head of the Magnetic Materials Group at the University of Birmingham and Founding
Director of HyProMag Ltd, commented: “The Magnetic Materials Group has been at the forefront of
research into recycling of rare earth magnets since Emeritus Prof Rex Harris conceived the idea of
directly recycling spent sintered magnets back into new materials using hydrogen over 20 years ago.
Since then, multiple process routes incorporating HPMS have been developed and proven at pilot scale.
This new Plant will enable commercial scale demonstration of the technology for the first time, which
has only been possible because of the dedication and skills of the MMG and the support of the wider
University, including the School of Metallurgy and Materials.”
In parallel with development of the UK Plant, HyProMag is rolling out HPMS technology into Germany
and the USA, and is also evaluating other jurisdictions including Japan, Canada and South Korea. In
Germany, HyProMag GmbH (“HyProMag Germany”) is developing a rare earth magnet recycling and
manufacturing plant at Pforzheim (the “Pforzheim Plant”), with first production targeted by the end
of 2025. HyProMag USA LLC (“HyProMag USA”) completed a feasibility study in 2024 for a rare earth
magnet recycling and manufacturing operation in USA, with detailed engineering currently underway
and first production targeted for H1 2027.
About Mkango Resources Ltd.
Mkango is listed on the AIM and the TSX-V. Mkango’s corporate strategy is to become a market leader
in the production of recycled rare earth magnets, alloys and oxides, through its interest in Maginito
Limited (“Maginito”), which is owned 79.4 per cent by Mkango and 20.6 per cent by CoTec Holdings
Corp “CoTec”), and to develop new sustainable sources of neodymium, praseodymium, dysprosium
and terbium to supply accelerating demand from electric vehicles, wind turbines and other clean
energy technologies.
Maginito holds a 100 per cent interest in HyProMag and a 90 per cent direct and indirect interest
(assuming conversion of Maginito’s convertible loan to HyProMag Germany) in HyProMag Germany,
focused on short loop rare earth magnet recycling in the UK and Germany, respectively, and a 100 per
cent interest in Mkango Rare Earths UK Ltd (“Mkango UK”), focused on long loop rare earth magnet
recycling in the UK via a chemical route.
Maginito and CoTec are also expanding HPMS recycling technology into the United States via the
50/50 owned HyProMag USA joint venture company.
Mkango also owns the advanced stage Songwe Hill rare earths project in Malawi (“Songwe”) and the
Pulawy rare earths separation project in Poland (“Pulawy”). Both the Songwe and Pulawy projects
have been selected as Strategic Projects under the European Union Critical Raw Materials Act. Mkango
has signed a Business Combination Agreement with Crown PropTech Acquisitions to list the Songwe
Hill and Pulawy rare earths projects on NASDAQ via a SPAC Merger.
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