Industry News

On the US Magnesium shutdown and the domestic supply gap, with Alex Grant on the risk of Chinese export controls.

Covers the dehydration step as Magrathea's real technical differentiator, alongside the Arkansas joint venture with TETRA.

TETRA Technologies is evaluating a magnesium project with Pentagon-backed Magrathea at its Evergreen brine acreage in southwest Arkansas.

Utah moved to terminate US Magnesium's Great Salt Lake leases after settlement talks over a hazardous waste pond collapsed, adding pressure to the last domestic primary producer.

On reduced federal support for US critical minerals programmes, set against escalating trade and supply chain concerns.

Magrathea launched its next-generation magnesium chloride electrolyzer in Oakland, a step toward the first new commercial-scale magnesium electrolyzer in the US in fifty years.

Magrathea's electrolyzer makes magnesium metal from seawater with the potential for net-zero emissions, offering an alternative to China's coal-intensive Pidgeon process.

Alex Grant on how following unexpected demand carried a clean-tech company into a Department of Defense partnership.

Coverage of the next-generation magnesium chloride electrolyzer launched at Magrathea's Oakland pilot facility and the company's route to commercial scale.

On climate technology companies reorienting toward defense customers as national security demand reshapes the sector.

Magrathea argues that US magnesium production can compete with China over the long run without relying on anti-dumping duties.

On California's growing renewable surplus and what abundant low-cost clean power makes possible for energy-intensive industry.

Argues that diverting aluminum scrap away from recycling undermines circularity across the light metals supply chain.

The sustainability prospect of mineral extraction from sea water, highlighting Magrathea's process.

Discusses what has historically held back magnesium and how different innovations are removing these barriers.

Gives an overview of what magnesium thixomolding is and how TPI is different.

Compares magnesium thixomolding to aluminum gigacasting.

How Magrathea is addressing the need for an alternative method of primary magnesium production.

Announcement of Magrathea's DPA Title III Project.

Focused on the entire DPA Title III announcement and highlights Magrathea's effort to domesticate magnesium production.

Discusses technology innovation in electrometallurgy.

Gives a tour of the pilot plant.

Introduction to Magrathea and our process technology for making magnesium metal.

Overview of Magrathea and the criticality of lightweighting.

Magrathea interviews Idra on thixomolding and how semi-solid magnesium processing could reshape electric vehicle production.

Coverage of Magrathea's $10M seed round and the opening of its Oakland pilot facility.

Chinese researchers produced the first supersized magnesium automotive castings, pointing toward lighter and cheaper vehicle structures.

China restricted exports of gallium and germanium, an early signal of critical mineral supply being used as trade leverage against Washington.

Announcement of Magrathea's seed round.

The US Army fielded its first domestically designed quadcopter reconnaissance drone, built on a magnesium airframe.

F-35 deliveries were paused after a Chinese-origin alloy was found in a key component, exposing foreign material dependencies in the defense supply chain.

Kaiser Aluminum declared force majeure at its Indiana mill during the magnesium shortage, showing how a magnesium disruption propagates into US aluminum production.

China's second largest steel producer set out a 'one magnesium first' strategy, signalling state-backed consolidation of magnesium production.