** Shares of rare earth magnet company USA Rare Earth USAR.O rise 2.5% to $16.64 premarket
** Company enters a mutual sales and distribution agreement with Compass Diversified CODI.N unit Arnold Magnetic Technologies to increase domestic supply chain for mission-critical applications
** USAR to sell Arnold's finished permanent magnets produced from samarium-cobalt (SmCo) and neodymium-iron-boron (NdFeB)
** Arnold will offer USAR's processed and refined NdFeB feedstock and finished magnets
** Company adds that agreement strengthens a U.S.-aligned supply chain for the aerospace, defense, semiconductor, and advanced technology industries
** Up to last close, USAR up 36.5% YTD
(Reporting by Varun Sahay in Bengaluru)
((Varun.sahay@thomsonreuters.com))