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Ucore Careers in Louisiana

Securing North America's Critical Metals Industry

Ucore North America, LLC is a technology company developing a rare earth refinery in Alexandria, Louisiana; it is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ucore Rare Metals Inc., headquartered in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Ucore is focused on refining rare-earth elements, specifically, building a Western supply chain for magnet materials and specialty applications using its proprietary RapidSX™ separation platform. Ucore was founded in 2006 and is advancing a “refiner-first” strategy working with a multitude of Western sources of rare earth elements, with listings on the TSXV (UCU) and OTCQX (UURAF). 

Commercially, Ucore is assembling feedstocks from U.S.-friendly nations to run through its Louisiana Strategic Metals Complex, a move that supports the U.S. aim to diversify away from China’s current control of the global rare earth supply chain, underpinning the importance of the Louisiana facility.    

Interested in working with Ucore?
Ucore is bringing a wide range of high-quality jobs to Alexandria as the company expands its advanced manufacturing and critical materials operations.

Key positions will include Plant Managers, Chemical Technicians, Metallurgists, and QA/QC Specialists who will help drive safe, efficient and innovative production.


Ucore will also add roles in sales, safety, health & environmental management, onsite security, and additional technical and professional positions as the facility continues to grow.

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"Ucore's success is a testament to our management team's expertise and passion. Together, we're shaping a sustainable future in the critical metals industry."

- Pat Ryan, CEO & Director
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Ucore's  first commercial facility—the Louisiana Strategic Metals Complex (SMC)—is an 80,800-sq-ft developing plant at England Airpark in Alexandria, Louisiana, secured under a multi-decade lease and located within a federally designated Foreign Trade Zone. The SMC is planned to be commissioned in stages as RapidSX™ production modules are installed and ramped up, positioning Ucore to supply high-purity rare-earth oxides to metal, alloy, and magnet makers, as well as to specialty material companies in need of these oxides.
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