The meeting between US President Trump and Brazilian President Lula da Silva took place on Sunday amid the imposition of a 50 ...

The US and China have formed a trade agreement framework to prevent tariffs on imports, ahead of a crucial meeting between ...

Unlike the name suggests, rare earths are not very rare at all. The critical minerals are found in abundance in many ...

Rare earths are minerals used to make magnets, crucial to many sectors from the automotive, electronics and defense ...

Trump's Asia summit tour includes meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping and other regional leaders as trade tensions ...

Beijing is standing firm in its trade dispute with Washington — and finding new partners along the way. The higher the ...

China’s rare earth export controls have drawn global attention – from the call between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in earlier this month to the production halts affecting U.S., Japanese and ...

Trump slapped 145 percent tariffs on Chinese imports, prompting China to hit back with 125 percent tariffs. Washington and Beijing later cut tariffs to 30 percent and 10 percent, respectively, in May, ...

China now mines roughly two-thirds of the world’s rare earths and refines about 90% of them. This concentration creates a strategic vulnerability: almost every smartphone, EV battery, wind turbine, ...

The plant is to process feed from Aclara’s ionic-clay projects in Brazil and Chile and is scheduled for completion in 2027.

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