This week, China reported new export data showing rare earth shipments were about 23% higher than last year.

The Korean company is in talks with major U.S. tech firms. 

From Brasília to Seoul, countries are ramping up efforts to challenge China’s dominance in rare earths.

With China celebrating the Lunar New Year, industrial activity in the country is taking a breather, and with it, lots of the critical minerals markets.

Critical minerals activity eased ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year.

The Island nation plans to expand domestic processing capacities and is seeking feedstock material.