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Production of rare-earth oxides, ’000 tonnes, annual
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Breaking China's stranglehold on supplies of the critical minerals is likely to take at least a decade, experts say.
China has still not published its rare earth mining and refining quotas for 2025. Domestic media report the figures are being…
Despite Beijing's signal to ease rare earth exports, global supply cutoffs will remain an ever-present threat, experts warned.
China accounts for roughly 70% of global rare earth production, but it is the country’s dominance in processing that gives…
Multilateral moves to break Chinese dominance of the supply chain are largely diplomatic and many solutions are long-term,…
Following talks with the US thought to include reductions in critical mineral export restrictions, China reports 60 per cent jump…
