rare earth elements (REEs)

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    Meeting the Demand for Rare Earth Elements and Rare Metals Through Extraction from Red Mud

    By Alton Tabereaux, Contributing Editor. The global energy transition, electrification of vehicles, and increased demand for computing power in the wake of artificial intelligence (AI) have led to increased demand for batteries, advanced semiconductors, secure communications, next-generation aerospace platforms, and other components. In turn, this has resulted in increased demand for rare earth elements (REEs), […]

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    June 2026

    Cover Thermal image of the dross skimming process in an aluminum tilting melting furnace (captured using a FLIR camera, with an emissivity of 0.85 and a 55° field of view). Removing dross from the furnace prior to transferring the molten aluminum to a holding furnace is critical for maintaining metal quality, reducing oxidation losses, and […]