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Rare Earth Magnet Recycling: Key Insights from an ISO-Compliant LCA

By Sahin Alacacayir, Rohin Shah

Magnet recycling is an alternative to high-impact primary rare earth materials and a route to reduce supply-chain emissions. Download Minviro’s latest ISO 14067–compliant study, in partnership with Apple, to learn how recycled neodymium-praseodymium (NdPr) and dysprosium (Dy) compare to primary extraction, with clear guidance on carbon intensities, system boundaries and the drivers that matter most.

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Rare Earth Magnet Recycling: Key Insights from the ISO-Compliant LCA

Minviro’s report shows that recycling can reduce the potential climate change impact of NdPr metal production by 35% compared to primary production and lower Dy metal production by 25%. It also shows that these impacts can be further mitigated by more efficient processing techniques, lower-carbon electricity and lower-impact chemicals, resulting in cumulative climate change impact reduction of up to 65% and 60% for NdPr and Dy, respectively.

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Recycling feedstock is the main driver of climate impacts in hydrometallurgical rare earth magnet recycling.

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Minviro report page on rare earth magnet recycling showing carbon impact reduction from recycling versus primary production, with bar chart of NdPr and Dy results.