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- Neo Performance Materials Inc. Neo Performance Materials Inc. (TSX: NEO) manufactures advanced industrial materials, including magnetic powders and magnets, specialty chemicals and oxides, rare metals, and water purification products, that enable technologies for vehicle electrification, pollution control, energy efficiency, and industrial automation. Neo Magnequench produces bonded neodymium-iron-boron (NdFeB) magnetic powders and compression molded magnets for automotive, factory automation, high-efficiency motors, and appliances; Chemicals & Oxides supplies separated lanthanide elements, industrial catalysts for emission control and petroleum refining, materials for electronics, lighting, displays, and water treatment polymers that reduce sludge and phosphorus levels; Rare Metals refines high-value niche metals such as gallium, indium, rhenium, tantalum, niobium, and hafnium. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, the company operates production facilities across North America, Europe, Asia including China, Thailand, Japan, South Korea, Estonia, Germany, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Singapore, serving global markets in automotive, consumer electronics, environmental compliance, and superalloys. Recent developments include the sale of its China rare earth separation assets to Shenghe Resources for USD $30 million in 2024, retaining a 9% interest and exclusive distribution rights for heavy rare earth products outside China; divestiture of the Quapaw, Oklahoma rare metals facility; grand opening of a new industrial-scale sintered permanent magnet plant in Europe in September 2025 with 2,000 tonnes annual capacity expandable to 5,000 tonnes starting mid-2026; advancement of a heavy rare earth separation pilot line in Estonia for dysprosium and terbium production by early 2026; new traction-motor magnet contracts with European Tier 1 customers and partnership extension with Bosch; and a non-binding MOU with Globe Metals & Mining, alongside raised 2025 Adjusted EBITDA guidance to $67-71 million reflecting 27% year-to-date growth.