China doesn’t dominate rare earths because it owns the mines. It dominates because it spent 30 years learning to refine them — a lead money alone can’t close

Explore India's challenges in building a self-sufficient rare-earths ecosystem to support clean energy and advanced manufacturing ambitions.

China doesn’t dominate rare earths because it owns the mines. It dominates because it spent 30 years learning to refine them — a lead money alone can’t close