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U.S. Defense Manufacturers Face A Rare Earth Supply Squeeze - OilPrice.com Market Commentary

Newswire.ca - Fri Mar 6, 8:20AM CST

NEW YORK, March 6, 2026 /CNW/ -- According to sources, the Pentagon will prohibit the use of rare earth magnet materials originating from China in U.S. military platforms beginning in 2027. This mandate will have broad implications across the American defense industrial base, requiring manufacturers to verify the origin of the rare earth metals used in their systems, tracing them back to the earliest stages of the processing chain. Companies mentioned in this release include: REalloys Inc. (ALOY), Olin Corporation (NYSE: OLN), The Metals Company (NASDAQ: TMC), Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE: HII), BWX Technologies (NYSE: BWXT), TransDigm Group (NYSE: TDG).

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