Partnership for Resilient Indo-German Supply of Rare-Earth Magnets

About the event

Rare-earth permanent magnets are found in electric vehicles, wind turbines, industrial motors and many electronic devices. Demand is rising quickly, while supply depends on a small number of countries and processing routes. For both India and Germany, building secure and sustainable supply chains for these magnets is a strategic priority.

This two-day international conference brings together Indian and German partners from industry, research and policy to explore how the two countries can work together along the whole value chain, from rare-earth deposits to finished magnets.

The conference is organised by the Indo-German Science and Technology Centre (IGSTC), Fraunhofer IWKS, the German Mineral Resources Agency (DERA) and the Centre for Materials for Electronics Technology (C-MET).

The whole value chain in three sessions

1. Market & Supply Chains 

Market trends and demand, supply chain resilience, and trade and policy frameworks.

2. Mine-to-Metal 

Responsible mining, processing and refining, separation and metallisation, and building sustainable value chains.

3. Metal-to-Magnet 

Alloy development, magnet production technologies, and innovation for resource-efficient, high-performance magnets.

EIT RawMaterials at the conference

EIT RawMaterials will open the technical programme. Dr. Roland Gauß will give the first talk of Session 1, Rare earth reserves, market and supply, offering a European view of where rare earths come from, how the market is developing and where the supply risks lie.

He will also join the panel discussion on market and supply chains alongside the Rare Earth Association of India, the German Mineral Resources Agency (DERA) and Indian industry.