Critical Minerals Factbook
Facility

MP Materials Independence Facility

MP Materials' rare earth metal, alloy, and NdFeB magnet manufacturing facility in Fort Worth, Texas. Announced December 2021 alongside a long-term General Motors supply agreement; commercial NdPr metal production and trial magnet production announced January 2025; the July 2025 DoD partnership is reported to fund expansion of magnet capacity from 1,000 to 3,000 metric tons per year.

Facts on this page last re-verified Aug 11, 2026 — the oldest verification date among its current claims. How we verify.

Location: Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Metals & alloys

NdPr metal and NdFeB alloy production

Operating

Reduction of NdPr oxide sourced from Mountain Pass into NdPr metal and NdFeB alloy at an integrated rare earth metal, alloy, and magnet manufacturing facility

Material flow

NdPr Oxide → NdPr Metal, NdFeB Alloy

Capacity

No capacity claim. Absence of a figure means no source publishes one.

Qualification

No qualification claim. Status does not imply qualified output.

Magnets

Sintered NdFeB magnet production

Commissioned

Automotive-grade sintered neodymium-iron-boron magnet manufacturing

Material flow

NdFeB Alloy → Sintered NdFeB Magnet

Capacity

1,000 t/year · Product mass · Nameplate · as of Jan 22, 2025

3,000 t/year · Product mass · Target · as of Jul 30, 2025

Qualification

No qualification claim. Status does not imply qualified output.

Sources