U.S. officials said they confirmed that Beijing would continue to allow for the export of rare earth magnets, one of the provisions of a deal they brokered with the Chinese in June in London. The only ...

China mines around 70% and processes around 90% of rare earths. The U.S. is hoping to change that with investment in the ...

Workers transport soil containing rare earth elements for export at a port in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China October 31, 2010. Picture taken October 31, 2010.

China has also taken steps to bring foreign-owned rare earth refineries under domestic control, which aligns with its strategy. A Canadian firm, Neo Performance Materials, recently agreed to sell ...

On April 4, China added seven of the 17 rare earths metals - such as samarium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, lutetium, scandium and yttrium-related items - to a list of export controls two days ...

China’s exports of rare-earth magnets increased nearly threefold in June from the previous month, after the country lifted ...

China’s exports of rare-earth products jumped in June, pointing to a potential pickup in magnet supplies after ...

Each F-35—like this one photographed in February at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada—contains 50 pounds of samarium, a rare-earth element subject to a new Chinese export-control regime, the New ...

China placed export restrictions on rare earth elements on Friday as part of its sweeping response to U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs, squeezing supply to the West of minerals used to make ...

China’s rare earth export controls were “specifically designed to hit the US defense industry, and I cannot envision China stepping back from that,” said Thomas Kruemmer, director of the ...

Hong Kong (CNN) — The European Union has urged China to ease restrictions on rare earth materials – critical for everything from cars to washing machines – after Beijing’s export controls ...

While rare earths magnets from China are beginning to flow again, customers remain on edge about the threat of future ...