Rare earth metals

Rare earth metals

Workers transport soil containing rare earth elements for export at a port in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China October 31, 2010. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

EU firms brace for more shutdowns due to China rare earth controls despite summit promise

Automakers in Europe and elsewhere faced production delays and widespread shutdowns after Beijing introduced export controls on some rare earths and related magnets following tariffs announced by...

Workers transport soil containing rare earth elements for export at a port in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China October 31, 2010. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

China's rare earth export curbs hit the auto industry worldwide

People walk in Red Square on a sunny day in Moscow, Russia, February 23, 2025. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

Kremlin says Russia has lots of rare earth metals that US needs and is open to cooperation

Rare earth elements, also known as rare earth metals or rare earth oxides, are a set of 17 heavy metals which have a wide range of commercial and industrial uses. Photo: DW

Rare earths find in Sweden: A gamechanger?