James Litinsky

Apple Announces $500M Deal to Buy Rare Earth Magnets From MP Materials’ Fort Worth Plant

by | Jul 15, 2025
Under the deal, rare earth magnets will be developed from 100% recycled materials at MP's flagship manufacturing plant in Hillwood's AllianceTexas development. Magnet shipments are slated to begin in 2027 and will ramp up to support "hundreds of millions of Apple devices," MP said.
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In U.S. Milestone, MP Materials Begins Producing Rare-Earth Magnets at Fort Worth Facility
by | Jan 22, 2025
Las Vegas-based MP Materials said the achievements at its Fort Worth facility bring the U.S. closer to reestablishing "a fully integrated, domestic supply chain for these critical components for the first time in decades." A key MP customer: General Motors and its electric vehicles.
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Over $58M Awarded to Advance Fort Worth Rare Earth Magnet Manufacturing Plant
by | Apr 1, 2024
Las Vegas-based MP Materials—which began building the plant in 2022 at Hillwood's AllianceTexas—plans to produce ""precursor materials" at the facility this summer, and "finished magnets" by late 2025. The critically needed products will be delivered to General Motors to power EVs—and help "bring the supply chain home" to the U.S.
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Ross Perot Jr., chairman of The Perot Group, and James Latinsky, MP Materials co-founder and CEO a the site of MP Materials new U.S. magnet factory at AllianceTexas in Fort Worth.
Construction Begins in Fort Worth on America’s First Rare Earth Magnet Manufacturing Facility
Through a long-term agreement with General Motors, MP Materials is bringing its MP Magnets division to AllianceTexas and today began building a new, 200,000-square-foot rare earth magnetics and materials manufacturing facility.

The goal: Reshore this critical component for America's EV batteries, robots, drones, defense systems, and other tech. “We’ll bring the supply chain home,” MP's CEO promised today.
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