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The Puławy Rare Earths Separation Plant
Focus: Processing rare earth elements to produce magnets.
Developer: Canadian company Mkango Resources.
Strategic Significance: Secures a domestic supply of rare earth elements, crucial for the production of high-performance magnets used in renewable energy technologies and defense.
The Polvolt Battery Recycling Plant
Focus: Recovering critical metals like nickel, copper, cobalt, lithium, platinum group metals, and manganese from batteries.
Developer: American company Elemental Strategic Metals.
Strategic Significance: Enhances circular economy principles by recycling valuable battery components, thereby reducing reliance on primary material extraction and imports.