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China Diplomacy Key to Easing Rare Earth Crisis, Sona CEO Says
A diplomatic breakthrough with China is the only short-term fix for easing the shortage of rare-earth magnets, a top ...
US Moves To Loosen China's Grip on Rare Earth Minerals
MP Materials has announced plans to expand rare earth mining and processing operations as Washington seeks to end its ...
EU lawmakers rebuke China over rare earth curbs before summit
The European Parliament condemned China on Thursday over its export restrictions on rare earths and insisted the European ...
China’s rare earth exports swell in June as Beijing relaxes controls
Following talks with the US thought to include reductions in critical mineral export restrictions, China reports 60 per cent ...
Pentagon to Take Stake in Rare-Earth Company, Challenging China’s Control
The deal would see the Defense Department take a 15% stake in MP Materials and spend billions of dollars investing in the ...
Apple is pre-bunkering against China with its $500 million deal to buy American rare-earth magnets
Apple’s deal with MP Materials is more than just a supply-chain strategy. It's a geopolitical insurance policy.
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How China’s new rare-earth export controls target the Pentagon—and the world
In May, Chinese exports of certain related products, such as rare-earth magnets used in technologies from jet fighters to ...
America’s biggest rare-earth producer makes a play to end China’s dominance
MP Materials’ goal to become a national rare-earths “champion” that can go toe-to-toe with China was turbocharged by Pentagon ...
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China’s rare earth exports jump in June in sign of trade war relief
Exports were 60% higher than the 4,829 tons exported in June 2024. Cumulatively over the first six months of this year, China ...
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Nvidias resumption of AI chips to China is part of rare earths talks, says US
WASHINGTON/BEIJING/HONG KONG -Nvidia's planned resumption of sales of its H20 AI chips to China is part of U.S. negotiations on rare earths, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said on Tuesday, and ...
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As China Strengthens Control Over Rare Earths, Global Players Including India Race To Secure Supplies
A recent assessment by Australian firm Earth Rarest estimated that Australia could supply up to 20 per cent of global demand ...
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China rejects EU condemnation over rare earth controls
China urged the European Parliament to stop politicising trade and economic issues and applying double standards on export ...