More than 90% of rare earth products are made in China, and one of the hardest steps, turning refined material into metal, is barely done at scale anywhere else. Solcoa co-founder and chief executive Hooman Reza Nezhad joins Bain Capital Ventures to explain the metallurgical process his team is developing.
The conversation covers why processing became a strategic bottleneck, how early research into Martian soil led him to metallurgy, and what it takes to rebuild industrial capacity closer to home.
