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

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

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

China mines about 60% of the world's rare earths and makes 90% of rare earth magnets. It sets quotas on output, smelting, and separation, which are monitored as a barometer of global supply.

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 ...

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 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.

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.