The US President Donald Trump has initiated a national security investigation into imports of critical minerals and their downstream products, including semiconductor wafers, electric...
The US government reportedly plans to create a stockpile of deep-sea metals to lessen its dependency on China for essential battery metals and rare earth elements. This initiative...
The escalating trade war between China and the US has led to increased counter-pressure from China. By restricting rare earth exports, subjecting genetically modified agricultural...
Lianyou Metals, a player in the recycling and smelting of rare metals such as tungsten and cobalt, has announced a nearly 10% price increase for sodium tungstate, effective from March...
China has imposed new export restrictions on seven medium and heavy rare earth elements—samarium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, lutetium, scandium, and yttrium—through...
China's dominance in global tungsten production, accounting for over 80% of the supply, has placed the country in a strategic position amid escalating tensions with the US. Beginning...
China plans to prohibit non-state companies from mining rare earths, further tightening its control over a strategic sector that has emerged as a battleground in its trade war with...
The US-China trade war has evolved into a high-stakes contest over technology and economic supremacy, with export controls emerging as one of Washington's most potent tools. However,...
Amid the ongoing US-China chip war over the past years, the Chinese government has taken counter-measures, including export restrictions on critical materials such as gallium, germanium,...
On December 11, 2024, the US Trade Representative (USTR) announced modifications to tariff actions under Section 301 of the Trade Act, targeting specific Chinese products. These measures...
On December 3, China declared an export ban on these metals to the US, a retaliatory action following US President Joe Biden's administration's introduction of new technology restrictions...
The Chinese government has significantly tightened restrictions on foreign companies, especially semiconductor manufacturers, making it much more difficult to acquire various rare...
The global rare earth supply chain is undergoing a restructuring as countries actively invest in the sector to reduce their reliance on China, especially for permanent magnets used...
