Trump Taps Southeast Asia For Rare Earths Amid China Uncertainty

View: Source The US is racing to establish a rare earth supply chain separate from China following Beijing’s increasingly aggressive moves to restrict its exports of rare earths to the country. US President Donald Trump signed multiple deals this weekend for access to critical minerals and rare earths from Southeast Asia amid increasing uncertainty around supplies from China. On Sunday, Trump …

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Will Australia’s $3bn critical minerals deal with Trump pay off?

View: Source There was a broad grin on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s face as he shook hands with an equally smiley US President Donald Trump at the White House this week, cementing the deal they had just inked on critical minerals. We all know how fond the US president is of deal making, and he was clearly happy to sign Australia …

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EU to discuss rare earth minerals with Chinese delegation in Brussels

View: Source The European Commission is hosting a high-level Chinese delegation in Brussels this week to discuss China’s export restrictions on rare earth materials. According to a Commission spokesperson, initial talks via video conference took place on Monday to lay the groundwork ahead of the in-person discussions. “A high-level Chinese technical delegation will arrive in Brussels on Thursday to discuss these …

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