Company Background

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Company Background

Company Background

Molycorp, Inc. (“Molycorp” or the “Company”) is one of the world's leading global rare earth companies, and the only one that operates a vertically integrated, global supply chain that combines a world-class rare earth resource with manufacturing facilities on three continents that can produce a wide variety of custom engineered, advanced rare earth materials from all of the lanthanide elements, plus yttrium.

The Company's vertically integrated, global manufacturing supply chain is comprised of a workforce of approximately 2,700 scientists, engineers, chemists, technologists, and highly skilled workers in 27 locations across 11 countries. Molycorp's vertical integration allows it to operate multiple product supply chains, serves as a highly reliable supplier of advanced rare earth and rare metal materials, and provides price visibility to customers worldwide.