Lynas Focused on Growing Rare Earths Production and Potentially Moving Downstream
Business Strategy and Outlook
Lynas Rare Earths is the largest rare-earth producer outside China, with vertically integrated operations spanning mining, refining, and separation of various rare-earth oxides. It owns the Mount Weld mine in Western Australia, one of the highest-grade, lowest-cost, and longest-life rare-earth deposits in the world. It also has processing operations in Kalgoorlie, Australia, and Kuantan, Malaysia. Lynas’ main products are separated light rare-earth neodymium and praseodymium, which account for about 60% of its production. They are sold to customers in the form of neodymium-praseodymium oxide. Lynas sold 7,300 metric tons of NdPr in fiscal 2026, roughly 10% of global supply, and we expect it to produce around 12,500 metric tons of NdPr midcycle in fiscal 2031 as it ramps up to its current nameplate while further expanding capacity.
