MP Materials

MP Materials Corp.
TypePublic
Industry
Founded2017 (2017)
Founders
  • James Litinsky
  • Michael Rosenthal
HeadquartersLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Key peopleJames Litinsky
(Executive Chairman & CEO)
Michael Rosenthal
(COO)
ProductsRare earth oxides, Rare-earth metals, and neodymium magnets
Production output
38,500 tonnes (2020)
RevenueIncrease US$224 million (2025)
Decrease −US$85.9 million (2025)
OwnerJHL Capital Group, QVT Financial LP, James Litinsky, Shenghe Resources
Number of employees
681 (2024)
Websitempmaterials.com
Footnotes
Mountain Pass mine, aerial view

MP Materials Corp. is an American rare-earth materials company headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada. MP Materials owns and operates the Mountain Pass mine, the only operating rare earth mine and processing facility in the United States. MP Materials focuses its production on neodymium-praseodymium (NdPr), a rare-earth material used in high-strength permanent magnets that power the traction motors found in electric vehicles, robotics, wind turbines, drones, and other advanced motion technologies. MP Materials is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "MP". As of December 2021, JHL Capital Group, QVT Financial and CEO James Litinsky were the company's three largest shareholders, with about 7.7% of the company owned by Shenghe Resources, a Chinese company partly owned by the country's Ministry of Natural Resources. In July 2025, the United States Department of Defense announced a deal that would make it the largest shareholder of MP Materials.