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EMAT appoints Kenji Konishi as Head of Magnet Engineering Production; targets 10k MT capacity
Evolution Metals & Technologies Corp.
- Kenji Konishi, former JL MAG Rare Earth CTO/VP, joins EM&T as Head of Magnet Engineering Production.
- He brings a team of senior engineers from TDK, Daido Steel, Samsung Electro-Mechanics, and others.
- EM&T targets ~10,000 metric tons annual rare earth magnet capacity by November 2026.
- EM&T claims to be only non-China producer compliant with DFARS 252.225-7052 ahead of Jan 1, 2027 deadline.
- Konishi previously grew JL MAG revenue ~2.76x from $115M (2015) to $318M (2020).