Gariman: Automaker outreach to Cyclic Materials spiked massively amid supply chain panic
Ahmad Ghahreman · The geopolitics of rare earth elements · Apr 24, 2025 · at 32:31
Ahmad Gariman, CEO of rare earth recycling startup Cyclic Materials, describes the sudden surge in OEM interest amid tightening Chinese export restrictions.
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“And in fact, I will tell you in past three weeks, we have spoken to more car companies and others than we have spoken. We had spoken in past one and a half year or so.”
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