China mines around 70% and processes around 90% of rare earths. The U.S. is hoping to change that with investment in the ...

The U.S. found out this year that China could use its chokehold on rare-earth minerals as a coercive tool. For Japan, it was ...

China has quietly issued its first 2025 rare earth mining and smelting quotas without the typical public statement, sources ...

Decades of process innovation and industrial policy helped China corner the rare earths market while the US fell behind.

The U.S. and China, two of the world’s largest economies, broke new territory in trade negotiations over rare earth elements.

The rare earth push - aimed at reducing dependence on China, which processes nearly 90% of global supply - has brought ...

Workers transport soil containing rare earth elements for export at a port in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China October 31, 2010. Picture taken October 31, 2010.

The U.S. once controlled the market on rare earth elements, sought after for a range of technologies. But in the last few ...

China has also taken steps to bring foreign-owned rare earth refineries under domestic control, which aligns with its strategy. A Canadian firm, Neo Performance Materials, recently agreed to sell ...

China accounts for 61% of global mined rare earth production, but its control over the processing stage is much higher at 92% of the global output, according to the International Energy Agency.