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Country has grip on swath of minerals crucial to future key industries
The obscure elements are vital for high-tech manufacturing
It’s hard to increase output, given huge entry costs, skills shortages, IP issues and environmental regulations
Other nations intend to reduce dependence on Beijing for elements critical to everything from wind turbines to F-35 jets
Resource security requires corporate collaboration as well as public funding
Australian-listed miner secures funding from US for processing plant in Texas
Main non-China producer says it may need public funds to weather coronavirus downturn
Canberra and Washington team up in bid to curb China’s dominance of critical elements
Geopolitics trumped environmental worries after Chinese threat to curb exports
Miner says market to “grow exponentially” due to renewables technologies
Washington steps up efforts amid concerns over availability of key raw materials
London-listed owner Rainbow seeks to expand production amid China supply fears
Canberra and Washington step up co-operation on vital minerals underpinning high-tech sector
Search is on to secure supplies of critical metals that China dominates
US-China trade war has highlighted the challenge of securing rare earth supplies
As part of its trade war with the US, China has threatened to restrict exports of ra…
Commerce department said the US was heavily dependent on foreign sources
China believes its near-monopoly gives it leverage over the US but supply cuts would spur rival producers
Relief from threat of shutdown boosts one of few non-Chinese rare earths miners
Lynas is one of the only miners and processors of the metals based outside China
China’s advantage in the event of a US exports ban would not endure
NDRC statement follows Xi Jinping visit to magnet plant last week
China on Tuesday appeared to threaten cutting off exports of rare earths to the US
Chinese leader visits magnet maker as trade war with US heats up
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