Latest news on rare earths and strategic raw materials
TOPSTORY
The United States and Japan Ramp up the Race for Critical Raw Materials
Export restrictions, newly imposed price ceilings, and the formation of strategic raw material alliances continued to shape market dynamics in the first quarter of 2026. The trends observed in the previous year persisted with notable consistency. In collaboration...
NEWS
ANALYSES, BACKGROUND, INTERVIEWS
China’s Resource Playbook: Securing Critical Raw Materials Worldwide
A study by AidData reveals Beijing’s mineral strategy and offers policy recommendations.
Greenland’s Rare Earths – Promising but Challenging
While numerous deposits of the coveted resources have been found on the world’s largest island, none are being mined.
Raw Materials in the Holiday Season: Gifts, Gadgets, and Global Supply Chains
Gingerbread, tinsel, roast goose, and critical raw materials: why indium, gallium, neodymium, and co. have more to do with Christmas than you think.









