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U.S.'s inability to replace rare earths supply from China poses a defense threat, think tank warns
Export controls pose direct threats to U.S. military readiness, highlighting that the country is already lagging behind in ...
MP Materials cuts off US rare earth to China amid ongoing tariff battle
The U.S.'s only rare earths mineral mine has ceased all shipments of rare earth concentrate to China stating materials under ...
China’s rare earths controls prompt fears of auto shortages and shutdowns
Experts have noted that over recent years, China has been reluctant to block shipments that would damage its own economic interests, such as gallium, but shipments have been heavily snarled up of ...
Western Digital and Microsoft launch HDD recycling program to recover rare earths from e-waste
Although solid-state drives have become the standard for personal computers, mechanical hard drives remain the backbone of ...
Triangle startup says it has an answer to America’s rare earth magnet problem
Vulcan Elements opened its first plant on March 31 in Durham. A few days later, the escalating U.S.-China trade war shoved ...
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Pentagon needs China's rare earths, Beijing just put them behind a permit wall. Oops
Trump’s tremendous trade tussle triggers troubling twist, theoretically World war fee Well, well, well. If it isn't the ...
China’s Halt of Critical Minerals Poses Risk for U.S. Military Programs
The Pentagon and defense contractors are heavily reliant on magnets and rare earth minerals mined or processed in China, ...
No more motor magnets for the USA.
China announced export restrictions to the US on some rare earth minerals on April 4th in retaliation to Trump’s tariffs, and the New York Times has a deep dive on the limits set for rare earth ...