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    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2020-11-17</periodOfReport>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001801368</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>MP Materials Corp. / DE</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>MP</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001832050</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Rosenthal Michael Stuart</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>6720 VIA AUSTI PARKWAY, SUITE 450</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>LAS VEGAS</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NV</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>89119</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isOfficer>true</isOfficer>
            <officerTitle>Chief Operating Officer</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Class A Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2020-11-17</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>1563006</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>1563006</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">These shares of restricted Class A Common Stock are scheduled to vest over four years, with 40% vesting on the 15-month anniversary of the grant date, 20% vesting on the 27-month anniversary of the grant date, and 20% vesting on each of the 39-month and four-year anniversary of the grant date, subject to Mr. Rosenthal's continued employment through the applicable vesting date and accelerated vesting in the event of a change of control, termination without &quot;cause,&quot; resignation due to &quot;good reason&quot;, death or termination due to &quot;disability.&quot;</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Sheila Bangalore as Attorney-in-Fact for Michael Stuart Rosenthal</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2020-11-19</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
