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      "id": "src-cyclic-centre-excellence-2025",
      "title": "Cyclic Materials Announces USD $25M Investment to Establish Centre of Excellence for Rare Earth Recycling in Kingston, Ontario",
      "publisher": "Cyclic Materials",
      "url": "https://cyclicmaterials.earth/resources/cyclic-materials-announces-usd-25m-investment-to-establish-centre-of-excellence-for-rare-earth-recycling-in-kingston-ontario",
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      "notes": "Company announcement establishing the Kingston Centre of Excellence as a 140,000-square-foot commercial processing and R&D facility. It describes the first commercial Hub, 500-tonne annual magnet-rich feed capacity and a then-targeted Q1 2026 start of operations. The company's stated US$25 million facility investment is not recorded as public support."
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      "title": "Global Partnerships Initiative",
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      "url": "https://www.canada.ca/en/campaign/critical-minerals-in-canada/federal-support-for-critical-mineral-projects-and-value-chains/global-partnerships-initiative.html",
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      "notes": "NRCan's standing Global Partnerships Initiative page. It describes contribution funding as non-repayable and lists Cyclic Materials among GPI funded projects, with up to C$9.1 million to advance processing, separation and metallization technologies for an integrated rare-earth recycling value chain. The page is updated in place and carries no publication date."
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