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Setting sustainability in motion.

We are leading the charge of global permanent magnet recycling here at Ionic Technologies. 

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What we're about

Headquartered in the United Kingdom, our team is reshaping the rare earths supply chain with agnostic, highly scalable processing capabilities covering raw feed REE refining to spent REO magnet recycling.

We’re protecting downstream REE capabilities by delivering circular economies for REO magnets, enabling an all-new intake stream devoid of lengthy mining delays and foreign influence.

Originating in 2014 out of Queen’s University Belfast, then as QUB spin-out Seren Technologies in 2016, we have since grown substantially as a global pioneer in the REE space – a 100% owned subsidiary of ASX-listed Ionic Rare Earths Limited (ASX: IXR).

Our flagship proprietary hydrometallurgical processes extract high-purity (99.5 %+) neodymium, praseodymium, dysprosium and terbium oxides from spent NdFeB magnets.

We can accommodate magnets in most formats, with varying degrees of pre-processing already completed, recovering individually separated, recycled REOs, with purity over 99.5%, perfectly suited for new Western supply chains.

This innovation offers a highly scalable solution for countries to establish a supply chain insulated from geopolitical risk.

With technology that can be deployed rapidly, sovereign nations are able to take back the reins of their REE supply chains, allowing them to control refinery and recycling capabilities while strategically removing reliance on foreign powers.

More recently, our reach has accelerated with multiple refining and recycling facilities being developed across Brazil and the United Kingdom. These growing developments across the United Kingdom and Brazil continue to break the mould, enabling stronger, more secure REE & magnet REOs supply chains.

Vision & Values

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Expertise

World experts in hydrometallurgical rare-earth separation, enabling the production of ultra-high-purity separated REOs, setting industry benchmarks.

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Evolution

We’re rewriting the narrative when it comes to industrial-scale permanent magnet recycling. Our technology is creating opportunities for new supply chains and the creation of sustainable magnets.

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Expansion

Our technology scales up recycling, empowering countries to insulate themselves from geopolitical risk.

Who backs us?

Our parent company, Ionic Rare Earths Limited (IonicRE / IXR), is a global leader in securing critical materials essential for clean energy, advanced manufacturing, and defence technologies. Ionic Technologies – 100% owned by IonicRE – is the engine driving its innovation for both Northern Ireland and the world at large.

By integrating innovative recycling, refining, and production processes, IonicRE is creating a sustainable, circular economy specifically for rare earth elements (REEs), with a key focus on Neodymium-Iron-Boron (NdFeB) magnets.

Their – and our – mission is to pioneer and establish fully integrated, closed-loop supply chains that provide secure, traceable, and environmentally sustainable sources of rare earth elements. Through targeted global expansion and continuous technological innovation, our teams empower nations and industries, ensuring sovereign capability, economic resilience, and reduced dependency on geopolitically sensitive supply routes.

IonicRE Executive Chairman Brett Lynch:

“IonicRE is building a global industrial technology business based on our patented magnet recycling technology. Our de-risked, de-mined strategy offers the fastest pathway to delivering shareholder value, replicating our Belfast model globally to swiftly create secure and sustainable ex-China rare earth supply chains.”

Meet our team

Masters of Permanent Magnet Recycling

We are leading the charge of global permanent magnet recycling here at Ionic Technologies. 

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