The increasing focus on the development of clean energy and the associated demand for critical materials used in electric vehicles (EVs) have put several Southeast Asian countries in the spotlight. To harness the true potential of…
Namibia has signed an agreement with Japan for the joint exploration and development of rare earth minerals. The agreement falls under efforts by Japan to establish mineral supply chains for the development of electric vehicle bat…
South Korea is far more dependent than Japan on neodymium permanent magnets from China at 88%, while the rate for Japan, a land devoid of rare earth metals, is only 31%. The Institute for International Trade of the Korea Internati…
There is a conundrum around rare earth elements (REE). They play a key role in clean energy, as they are vital to the production of lightweight, efficient batteries and essential components in wind turbines. Conversely, convention…
On August 1, China Northern Rare Earth released the listing prices of rare earth products for August, which was flat month-on-month. Its list prices of lanthanum oxide and cerium oxide were the same as in July at 9,800 yuan/mt. Th…
Aug 3 (Reuters) - Rare earths miner MP Materials (MP.N) posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Thursday and said it has started refining small amounts of the strategic metals in California. Rare earths are a grouping of…