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Pentagon Backs $134 Million Raise for Rare-Earth Magnet Iron Startup
Original: Exclusive | Pentagon Joins $134 Million Raise for Startup to Make U.S. Iron for Rare-Earth Magnets
The Pentagon has joined a $134 million funding round for a startup working to produce U.S.-made iron for rare-earth magnets, according to a Wall Street Journal exclusive. The investment marks a fresh push to build a domestic supply chain for magnet materials, a sector long dominated by China and seen as critical to defense and technology manufacturing.
Why now: Washington is racing to reduce reliance on China for rare-earth magnet materials critical to defense and tech.
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- Exclusive | Pentagon Joins $134 Million Raise for Startup to Make U.S. Iron for Rare-Earth Magnets · WSJ
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