It uses rare earths imported from China, but the country imposed an export ban on shipments to Japan on January 6, and rare earths are among the items affected. China has exerted pressure in the past ...

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Europe is under pressure to keep China sweet in order to maintain supplies of rare earth elements. The region is almost entirely reliant on China for supplies of rare earth magnets, which are used in ...

The shift to a green economy has deepened global dependence on rare earth elements, prompting countries to pursue ...

USA Rare Earth struck a deal to secure its future production of magnets. Long-term, the company aims to source its own supply of rare-earth materials; that would be a big help to America in securing a ...

BEIJING, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Chinese ‌rare earth producer Ningbo ‌Jintian Copper said on Wednesday it had secured streamlined licences for magnet product exports. The ‍new "general licences" are ...

Rare earth elements are becoming increasingly critical to the development and deployment of next-generation technologies. Limited refining capacity and concentrated supply chains threaten innovation ...

At least three Chinese rare-earth magnet producers have been granted export licenses that will enable them to accelerate shipments following a trade truce between the US and China, Reuters reported, ...

Nov 10 (Reuters) - China plans to ease the flow of rare earths and other restricted materials to the U.S. via a system that will exclude companies with ties to the U.S. military while fast-tracking ...