Issue link: https://www.e-digitaleditions.com/i/1263839
July 2020 / 11 in the Western Hemisphere and employs more than 200 to produce approximately 15 percent of global rare earth content, essential for defense, smartphone, drone, and electric vehicle technologies. Albemarle announces new leader Albemarle Corp., Charlotte, NC, a specialty chemicals company, announced that J. Kent Masters was elected chairman, president, and chief executive of cer, effective April 20, 2020. The company had previously announced that Luke Kissam was retiring from these roles for health reasons. Kissam will stay on in an advisory capac- ity through June to help with the leadership transition. Kissam will remain on the board for at least his current term and, as part of the MP Materials rare earth producer awarded DoD contract MP Materials, owner and operator of Mountain Pass, currently the only rare earth mining and pro- cessing site in North America, has been contracted by the US Depart- ment of Defense (DoD) to restore domestic heavy rare earths produc- tion. The company was contracted because it's the only fully US-based option for reducing US rare earth supply chain vulnerabilities that result from relying on only non- domestic sources for rare earths. The contract serves as a phase 1 of the effort and the DoD may award further contracts to support com- mercial-scale production based on phase 1 results. MP Materials, Las Vegas, NV, is the only integrated site of its kind University (K-State) have launched an online and on-demand extension of the AFIA/KSU-500 "Funda- mentals of Feed Manufacturing" online course. The modular course is suitable for employees who need to understand the animal food industry or their speci c role in the operation. Employees will be able to sign up and take any of the avail- able courses at their convenience. Course modules include presen- tations and knowledge checks on various topics relevant to the feed industry. Participants then receive a certi cate of completion after n- ishing a module. AFIA, Arlington, VA, is an orga- nization devoted to representing the business, legislative, and reg- ulatory interests of the US animal food industry and suppliers. Patented design delivers superior performance O Safely and efficiently returns your hardened materials to a free-flowing state O Most compact footprint in the industry O Exclusive pivoting conditioning arms outperform compression plates O Factory testing of your specific materials prior to equipment investment O Stand alone unit or integrated with our bulk bag discharging system O Custom engineered for your application requirements MATERIAL MASTER ™ BULK BAG MATERIAL CONDITIONER call: 800.836.7068 visit: www.materialtransfer.com