University of Birmingham to Build UK's First Rare Earth Magnet Recycling Line

On 24 March 2021 the University of Birmingham announced plans for the UK's first re-manufacturing line for recycled sintered rare earth magnets, to be based at Tyseley Energy Park. The work is led by Professor Allan Walton, Co-Director of the Birmingham Centre for Strategic Elements and Critical Materials.

The line builds on the HPMS process, which separates magnet alloy from end-of-life products using hydrogen and has been licensed to HyProMag Ltd. Gavin shared the announcement as part of the Centre's wider work on recycling critical materials.