Phoenix Tailings投资3.75亿美元：稀土加工厂落户纽约 Rochester 年处理约1.8万吨
纽约州州长 Kathy Hochul 10月20日宣布，稀土与关键矿产企业 Phoenix Tailings 将投资3.75亿美元，在纽约州 Rochester 市的 Eastman Business Park 建设一座50万平方英尺的商业级稀土分离加工厂。工厂预计每年处理约1.8万吨稀土原料，部分产能明年投产，2028年全面达产。纽约州将为该项目提供300万美元与绩效挂钩的税收抵免；该公司此前已获美国战争部战略资本办公室5亿美元有条件长期贷款承诺。Hochul 表示，工厂将「在纽约建立稀土元素清洁供应链、减少对外国关键矿产来源的依赖」，强化国家安全。Phoenix Tailings 首席执行官 Nick Myers 表示，美国及其盟友不能在自己不掌控的稀土供应链上建设下一代先进制造业。稀土广泛用于电动车、战斗机等产品，目前全球加工产能高度集中于中国，美国正投入数十亿美元扶持本土产能，但多数新厂要到2027年后才投产。（GSM 据路透社报道）
Phoenix Tailings to Build $375 Million Rare Earths Facility in Rochester, New York
New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced on October 20 that Phoenix Tailings will build a $375 million, 500,000-square-foot commercial-scale rare earth processing facility at Eastman Business Park in Rochester, New York. The plant is expected to process about 18,000 tons of rare earth material each year, with some operations starting next year and full production expected in 2028. New York State will provide $3 million in performance-based tax credits, and the project follows a conditional $500 million long-term debt commitment from the Pentagon's Office of Strategic Capital. Hochul said the facility will bolster national security by building a clean supply chain for rare earth elements in New York and reducing reliance on foreign sources of critical minerals. Phoenix Tailings Chief Executive Nick Myers said America and its allies cannot build the next generation of advanced manufacturing on a rare earth supply chain they do not control. The United States is pouring billions into new rare earth plants to loosen China's grip on the minerals, which are used in products from electric vehicles to fighter jets, though most of that capacity will not come online until 2027 or later. (GSM, based on Reuters reporting)
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