Insights
You may not have heard of terbium or dysprosium, but these elements are essential to modern technology. From electric vehicle motors and wind turbines to military-grade lasers and the tiny vibration motors inside smartphones, their operation relies on rare earth elements. In recent years, as glob...
News
According to a report from Central News Agency, citing Nikkei, Japan has been actively working to reduce its dependence on Chinese rare earths. Efforts include lowering rare earth usage in manufacturing, promoting recycling, and developing entirely new products that do not rely on rare earths. Ho...
News
According to Reuters, during talks held in London last week, sources indicate that Beijing has yet to commit to approving exports of certain specialized rare-earth magnets used by U.S. military contractors in fighter jets and missile systems. Meanwhile, the U.S. continues to enforce export restricti...
News
Following the U.S.-China trade war, China has been tightening its grip on rare earth exports. According to a report from ijiwei, citing Reuters, export controls on certain critical minerals have stalled some overseas sales and caused supply shortages across global manufacturing. Yet in May 2025, Chi...
News
With the US and China kicking off a new round of talks in London to ease trade tensions, key issues like rare earth exports and Beijing’s access to US chips have been brought up on the table. However, according to CNN and Wccftech, citing CNBC, there is no chance the U.S. will lift the ban on NVID...