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Valeo, Daido Steel and others develop motors that reduce or eliminate rare-earth use
Nikkei XTech reported that, amid China’s export restrictions on rare earths, companies are developing motors that use no rare earths or heavy rare earths, or reduce their use.
What happened
According to Nikkei XTech, France’s Valeo, Daido Steel and NHK Spring, among others, are developing new motor technologies. The article said motors that use no rare earths or heavy rare earths, or reduce their use, are attracting attention amid China’s export restrictions on rare earths.
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Translated from the Japanese original: /news/vareo-nippatsu-asutemo-mootaa-de-datsu-reaaasu-wo-kaihatsu-0e7ad5. The Japanese version is authoritative if they differ.