catalyst

In 2021, a study in Science showed that chemists could use tandem nanoscale catalysts to merge several steps of this conversion into a single reaction -- an approach that increases yield and reduces costs.

Investors are struggling to work out how big a catalyst that will be for the market, with stocks also dropping.

“This will be a clear catalyst for the stock and can change the narrative around Firefly quickly,” Deutsche Bank analyst Edison Yu said, in a note titled “Ready to reignite.”

Rare earths end up in magnets, lasers, catalysts, displays, and many other products.

The main catalyst to growth is international expansion.