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China adopts stricter rules for rare earths: The metals are important for smartphones and electric cars. The People's Republic dominates the supply on the world ...
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China tightens control over rare earths: Rare earths are used, among other things, for electric cars. China is the world's largest processor of this group of 17 ...
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Raw materials: China tightens control over rare earths: China wants to protect its rare earth deposits in the name of national security. Rules are laid down for ...
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These Are The U.S. Weapons Most At Risk In The Looming Rare Earths Supply Crisis: Rare earths are critical in thousands of weapon systems, many of which are ...
twz.com/news-features/these-are-the-u-s-weapons-most-at-risk-in-the-looming-rare-earths-supply-crisis

Japan's Sojitz to import rare earth yttrium from Malaysia: TOKYO -- Japanese trading house Sojitz will start procuring yttrium from Malaysia as early as 2027 ...
asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/supply-chain/japan-s-sojitz-to-import-rare-earth-yttrium-from-malaysia
US-backed startup eyes $770m rare-earth refinery in Malaysia to bypass China: KUALA LUMPUR - A primarily US-owned startup is planning a US$600 million (S$770 ...
asiaone.com/world/us-backed-startup-eyes-770m-rare-earth-refinery-malaysia-bypass-china

Can Monazite Help Secure the EV Magnet Supply Chain?: Monazite ore holds the key to powerful motor magnets—if we can handle it
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US reinvents rare earth refining as China guards know-how: Washington is funding private refiners to develop new ways to process the strategic metals rather than ...
asiatimes.com/2026/10/us-reinvents-rare-earth-refining-as-china-guards-know-how/
Engineered porous material recovers valuable rare earth elements from industrial wastewater
techxplore.com/news/2026-10-porous-material-recovers-valuable-rare.html

OpinionHow obscure yttrium became a global flashpoint: This obscure member of the rare earths family is going to be high on the agenda when China's President Xi ...
thejakartapost.com/opinion/2026/09/18/how-obscure-yttrium-became-a-global-flashpoint

Governments are rushing to hoard metals as the 'resource nationalism' era arrives
cnbc.com/2026/02/25/critical-minerals-stockpile-race-us-eu-china-resource-nationalism.html

OpinionChina is overplaying its rare-earth hand in Japan: While China produces about 80% of the world’s neodymium magnets, Japan on its own manufactures about half of ...
japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/11/japan/china-rare-earths-japan/

OpinionCommentary: China is overplaying its rare earth hand in Japan: Few countries are better prepared against China threatening their rare earth supplies than Japan ...
channelnewsasia.com/commentary/china-rare-earth-japan-export-ban-taiwan-5845981
In Myanmar, Illicit Rare Earth Mining Is Taking a Heavy Toll: As China cut domestic extraction, uncontrolled mining in areas of Myanmar ruled by powerful ethnic ...
undark.org/2025/12/01/myanmar-critical-minerals-mining/

Europe has rare earths but, for now, it's at China's mercy like everyone else: Europe is under pressure to keep China sweet in order to maintain supplies of rare ...
cnbc.com/2025/11/19/europe-has-rare-earths-but-for-now-its-at-chinas-mercy.html

Exclusive | China Is Choking Supply of Critical Minerals to Western Defense Companies
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Paid articlePaywallHow Rare Earths Are Playing a Pivotal Role in the U.S.-China Trade War: China’s rare earth export controls raise the stakes—threatening U.S. tech, defense ...
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China responds to Trump tariffs with its own 34% levy on all US goods and rare-earths export controls
independent.co.uk/asia/china/china-trump-tariffs-rare-earths-trade-war-b2727424.html

Western miners seek premium pricing for rare earth metals to break China grip: A handful of Canadian, German and Australian critical mineral explorers plan to ...
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Canada's goal to weaken China's grip on rare earth mining hits snag as prices plunge
financialpost.com/commodities/mining/canada-rare-earth-mining-prices-plunge

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