Chemicals group Solvay launched an expansion on Tuesday to regain its previous strength in processing rare earths, hoping to ...

New export curbs on critical minerals may increase hardware costs and delay next-gen infrastructure deployment.

China says that its export controls on rare earths will not affect the stability of the international supply chain, according ...

Beijing’s curbs on niche metals will sting. But they’ll also encourage Western economies to tackle a technological weak spot.

China's new restrictions follow two prior rounds of rare earth export rules that are slowly tightening the supply of these critical minerals, especially those used in several chipmaking applications.

China retaliates with rare earth export restrictions, highlighting U.S. dependence on China for critical minerals vital to EVs, defense, and high-tech industries. The U.S. eyes coal ash as a ...

China has tightened its grip on critical minerals by imposing new export restrictions on rare earth elements in response to U.S. tariffs. A month after merging with Inflection Point and going ...

China accounted for 70% of US imports of rare-earth compounds and metals from 2020 to 2023, the USGS said. China is imposing export controls on several rare-earth elements that have become a focal ...

On Friday, China ... its rare earth expansion on two elements needed to make super-strong magnets that power electric vehicles and wind turbines – neodymium and praseodymium. The company ...

(Though, to be clear, China is also using tariffs.) China is hitting back with a trade restriction on something needed by major players in multiple industries, including electronics: rare earths.

China has imposed new export restrictions on seven medium and heavy rare earth elements—samarium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, lutetium, scandium, and yttrium—through a joint directive ...

China has tightened control over the global rare earth supply by introducing new export restrictions that could disrupt industries dependent on these materials. The latest measures, announced late ...