Brazil’s Minas Gerais state outlines strategy for rare earth projects

View: Source The state government of Minas Gerais is mapping out strategies to increase the attractiveness of rare earth projects amid growing interest in the segment. Brazil holds the second-largest volume of rare earth reserves in the world, behind only China. A large part of these reserves is in Minas Gerais, more precisely in the city of Poços de Caldas, in the southwest of the state, …

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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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China Says It’ll Approve Rare Earth Licences For ‘Civilian Use’

View: Source This is the first such indication from Beijing that it is taking concrete measures to reach a key promised outcome from a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in October. Chinese officials confirmed on Thursday that the country had begun issuing some licences for exports of rare earths critical to global tech supply chains, in the …

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EU moves to reduce reliance on China for rare earth supplies

View: Source Europe will on Wednesday unveil a plan to reduce its reliance on China for rare earths and other critical minerals, opening a fresh front in its effort to secure supplies needed for major industries. The initiative, known as RESourceEU, is meant to give the bloc more control over materials that support sectors from energy to defence. The plan, to …

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China Launches First Lot of Simpler Rare Earth Export Licences

View: Source Three auto suppliers have received “general licences” designed to ease demand pressure by allowing more exports under year-long permits for customers. China has issued an initial batch of new streamlined rare earth licences, which a source says should speed up exports to certain customers. The move could fulfil a key outcome of the summit in late October between Presidents Donald Trump …

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Competition Intensifies Over Central Asia’s Rare Earth Elements

View: Source In pursuit of rare earth elements (REEs), U.S. President Donald Trump hosted the leaders of five Central Asian states at the White House on 6 November. China currently controls about 90 percent of global REE processing and, amid its trade conflict with the U.S., expanded export restrictions in October, constricting U.S. access to critical minerals. For an REE-dependent Washington, Central Asia …

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The West’s Bold Move to Crack China’s Rare Earth Monopoly

View: Source Western nations are racing to build independent rare earth and magnet supply chains after China restricted exports of key heavy rare earth elements like dysprosium and terbium. China controls about 90% of global refining and 94% of magnet manufacturing. The U.S., Canada, and Europe are investing in projects such as MP Materials’ Mountain Pass expansion and Aclara’s Louisiana separation …

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How America fell behind in the rare-earth race—and how it hopes to come back

View: Source The United States has known for years that its economy runs on materials that it can’t control. The rare-earth metals that power F-35 fighter jets, electric vehicles, and iPhones mostly comes from one place: China. Now, after years of warnings, that dependence has turned from an abstract vulnerability into a central fault line in global trade. An agreement between President Donald Trump …

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Softer words, harder policy: EU recalibrates on China as it seeks rare earths breakthrough

View: Source Under pressure from Beijing’s chokehold on rare earths and the simmering feud over chipmaker Nexperia, EU officials have been asked to tone down their public rhetoric on Beijing, even as the bloc moves forward aggressively with its de-risking plans. Brussels is in “de-escalation mode”, several official sources confirmed, as it looks to convince China to issue more licences for the export …

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China and Germany agree to seek closer commercial ties, end trade tensions

View: Source China’s Vice Premier He Lifeng and German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil agreed on Monday that the two countries should strengthen commercial ties and bring an end to months of trade tensions between the world’s second- and third-largest economies. Klingbeil met He in Beijing on the first visit to China by a minister from Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s government. Ties between …

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