VACUUMSCHMELZE GmbH & Co. KG · Germany
Who
VACUUMSCHMELZE GmbH & Co. KG
Ara Partners (PE); Energy Fuels agreed to acquire VAC (~$1.9B, June 2026, close expected early 2027)
Capacity Flag unknown
1,000 t/yr permanent magnets (sintered NdFeB and SmCo) (estimate)
Actual output
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Notes
Operating. Largest ex-China NdFeB magnet maker; only Western producer with full NdFeB+SmCo grade range and China-independent supply chain (also plants in Finland, Slovakia, US). Energy Fuels acquisition pending. Products stated: [rare earths (NdFeB), samarium cobalt (SmCo)] VAC manufactures sintered NdFeB and SmCo permanent magnets at Hanau and at other European and Asian sites, but no Hanau capacity is published; the 2,000 t/yr figure belongs to the eVAC Sumter, South Carolina plant. Energy Fuels' $1.9 billion purchase of VAC from Ara Partners is pending, expected to close in Q1 2027.