Pensana Plc (LSE: PRE) is looking to establish a independent and sustainable supply chain of rare earth metals vital for electric vehicle, wind turbine, and other strategic industries. Pensana plans to establish its Saltend facility in the UK as an independent, sustainable supplier of some of the key magnet metal oxides to a market which is currently dominated by China. The US$194M Saltend facility is being designed to produce circa 12,500 tonnes per annum of rare earth oxides, of which approximately 4,500 tonnes will be neodymium and praseodymium (NdPr), representing around 5% of the world market in 2025.