Critical Rare Earth Elements Services

According to the 2011 Critical Materials Report issued from the U.S. Department of Energy, five of the rare earth elements were found to be critical in terms of supply risk in the short term (present – 2015) and into the medium term (2015–2025). As shown in the criticality matrices below, those elements deemed critical are: Dysprosium, Europium, Neodymium, Terbium, and Yttrium.