Allied ore.
European chemistry.
The rare earth supply chain China doesn't control.
Our Company
AITAS Mineral Systems (AMS)
Sourcing, Processing & Recycling
What we do
We take rare earth minerals from allied countries, starting with Canada, and refine them into the high-purity materials that go into permanent magnets, EV motors, wind turbines, and defense systems. All of that processing happens at our facility in Lithuania's Free Economic Zone, not in China.
Our core chemistry uses Deep Eutectic Solvents, a green, open-source solvent system built from biodegradable inputs like choline chloride and lactic acid. It runs at near-ambient temperatures, cuts toxic waste by 70-85% compared to conventional methods, and hits 99%+ purity on key rare earth oxides. For primary concentrates from Canadian mines, we pair DES with proven hydrometallurgy so we can process any feedstock that comes through the door.
We also recycle. Using licensed HPMS technology from the University of Birmingham, we recover rare earth powders directly from end-of-life magnets at room temperature, no acid baths, no furnaces. That gives us two independent material streams: fresh ore from allied mines and recovered material from scrap. When one tightens, the other keeps product flowing.
What we ship
Separated rare earth oxides at 99%+ purity: neodymium, praseodymium, dysprosium, and terbium. These are the four oxides behind virtually every high-performance permanent magnet on the market, and right now European manufacturers source nearly all of them from China. We also ship recycled mixed rare earth oxide from end-of-life magnets, carrying a verified low-carbon footprint that helps customers meet EU recycling mandates.
For magnet makers who want to skip intermediate steps, we produce NdFeB and SmCo alloy powders blended to specification and ready for direct sintering into finished magnets.
Every product ships with full traceability from mine to oxide: chain-of-custody records, purity assays, and environmental compliance certificates. For defense customers, that documentation is the foundation of a NATO-grade certification pathway, proving every gram came from allied sources and was processed inside the EU.
Separated rare earth oxides: Nd₂O₃, Pr₆O₁₁, Dy₂O₃, Tb₄O₇ (99%+ purity)
Recycled mixed rare earth oxide (rMREO) from e-waste magnets
Magnet-ready alloy powder for NdFeB and SmCo production
Process validation data for customer qualification
Why we will win
Europe processes less than 5% of its own rare earth consumption. The EU Critical Raw Materials Act demands 40% by 2030. Only two separation facilities exist in the entire EU, both decades old, and no new-build integrated facility is under construction by any startup. Meanwhile, China's 2025 export controls sent European rare earth prices to six times domestic Chinese levels, forced automakers to cut production, and exposed a dependency the European Central Bank says touches over 80% of large EU firms. The gap is enormous, the urgency is real, and almost nobody is building to fill it.
We designed our technology stack for this moment. DES pilot costs start at €0.7-1.5M, the lowest of any separation technology we evaluated. The chemistry is open-source, so there are no licensing fees and no IP dependency. HPMS adds proven recycling with commercial validation already underway in the UK and US. Lithuania's Free Economic Zone gives us zero corporate tax for ten years, construction costs 30-40% below Western Europe, and a defense market spending above 3% of GDP right on our doorstep.
Every kilogram of feedstock comes from Canada, a NATO ally with C$4 billion behind its Critical Minerals Strategy, flowing tariff-free into the EU under CETA. Most competitors focus on one slice of the value chain. We control the full upstream path from sourcing through processing to magnet-ready output, which means we control quality, cost, traceability, and supply continuity. When a customer asks where the material comes from, the answer is simple: Canadian ground, Lithuanian chemistry, European certification. No Chinese intermediary at any point.