Tag: critical raw materials

The European Union must ramp up efforts to break its dependence on China for rare earths faced with export curbs that amount to a "racket" by Beijing, the bloc's industry chief Stephane Sejourne said Tuesday. China, the world's top producer of ...

By Alexandria Sage The EU's Commissioner for Trade, on Friday, said China's one-year suspension of its restrictions on rare earth materials would also apply to the bloc, as well as the United States. "My understanding ...

By Bruno Kalouaz In a labyrinth of tunnels running beneath 4,000-meter peaks, Tajik miners are scrabbling to secure antimony, one of the metals at the centre of a worldwide race for rare minerals. The silver ...