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Wait, those strong neodymium magnets are only produced in China?!
by brcmthrowaway 2y ago
Wait, those strong neodymium magnets are only produced in China?!
- doctorplop 2y agoThere is a European producer, the German/Finnish VAC Group. But they also get their raw materials from China (I think). Neodymium magnets are fascinating: they have enabled much smaller and more efficient elevator engines, used as undulators in synchroton x-ray sources, and many other places.
- ttoinou 2y agoI bought neodymium magnet tiny balls (toys) from China as far back as like 2008, and it was the only way to get them in Europe I believe