China exported significantly less rare earths in the past October than in the same month last year. As Reuters writes, 3,604 tons were exported, compared with 4,330 in October 2021, a drop of 16.6 percent. The export was also down compared to the previous month of September, when 4,327.7 tons of rare earths were shipped abroad from the People’s Republic.

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