Western Digital and Microsoft are testing new ways to recover precious materials from old hardware as trade tariffs and other ...

China’s halt this month on exports of magnets containing heavy rare earth metals has affected Tesla’s plans to manufacture ...

Earlier this month, the Chinese government escalated things even further, subjecting seven rare earth elements to a more ...

Both China and Australia have rare earth reserves. But 90% of rare earth refining – which makes them usable in technology – ...

China has upped the ante in its trade war with the United States. Beijing last week imposed export controls on "rare earth" ...

Researchers at HSE University and the Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis of the Russian Academy of Sciences have discovered ...

China’s new restrictions on exports of the metals could have an impact on the production of everything from LED lights to ...

As geopolitical and trade tensions rise, China’s dominance of both mining and processing means these niche metals have become ...

From fighter planes to nuclear reactor rods and smartphones, rare earth minerals are vital to a wide array of products. As ...

China is blocking exports of these vital minerals. What makes them so special?

China is limiting US access to critical minerals in response to President Donald Trump’s tariffs, but the move isn’t as ...

As per official data, imports of rare earth metals grew by 22% from 1,848 tonnes in FY20 to 2,270 tonnes in FY24.