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Vacuumschmelze, Hanau

Hanau, Germany50.13°N 8.92°E

computed criticality37/100

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Europe's leading maker of NdFeB magnets

2024

Fault line

Europe's last large magnet maker, VAC served as a demonstration during the 2025 crisis: without Chinese oxides or metals under licence, its automotive and defence order books become hostage to Beijing's calendar. Its US subsidiary e-VAC embodies the transatlantic reshoring strategy.

Actors

Vacuumschmelze (Hanau)

e-VAC Magnetics (US subsidiary)

Depends on 2

MOFCOM export controls, BeijingRare Earths · Critical anchor↗Solvay, La RochelleRare Earths · Link↗

Feeds 2

EV motors & wind turbines, global industryRare Earths↗Lockheed Martin F-35, Fort WorthRare Earths↗

Shocks endured

Beijing puts heavy rare earths under licenseApr 4, 2025↗

Sources

Vacuumschmelze, e-VAC, 2024 ↗

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