Europe must guard against US dominance in rare earths, agency head says

View: Source Europe has finally taken major steps to build up its rare earths sector to counter Chinese dominance, but the region also needs to guard against being overwhelmed by the United States, the head of an EU-funded agency for key minerals said. Bernd Schaefer, CEO of EIT RawMaterials, welcomed Wednesday’s release of a new EU action plan to secure critical …

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Korea to designate all 17 rare earths as critical minerals to beef up resource security

View: Source Image Credit: Industry Minister Kim Jung-kwan, right, presides over the inaugural meeting of the national resource security council in Seoul, Friday. Yonhap The government on Friday launched an interagency resource security council to beef up the country’s response capabilities against supply chain disruptions and stabilize management of critical resources, the industry ministry said. The council was established to bolster …

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