Rare earth metals

G7 finance ministers agree need for action on economic imbalances

[PARIS] G7 finance ministers agreed on Tuesday on the need for action to tackle trade imbalances in a fragmented global economy, saying the current situation was unsustainable, but were light on plans...

On paper, Trump (left) and Xi converged: The US readout says “both countries agreed that Iran can never have a nuclear weapon” and Hormuz “must remain open”.

A choreographed detente: Reading the Trump-Xi summit

Xi’s move to host Russia so soon after Washington’s visit suggests Beijing plans to maintain its full portfolio of relationships

Western nations have attempted to limit Chinese investment in so-called critical minerals and metals key for defence industries and the energy transition.

Australia orders Chinese investors to sell stakes in rare earths firm over national security

Five of them are registered in China or Hong Kong and one in the British Virgin Islands

As has been widely reported, China entered this crisis with about 1.3 billion barrels in combined strategic petroleum reserves.
THINKING ALOUD

Don’t expect any Gulf oil breakthroughs from Trump-Xi meeting

Strait of Hormuz will certainly be on the summit agenda, but China is not facing energy desperation as some argue

China's restrictions on some exports last year, in response to US tariffs, left global automakers and other industries exposed.

Lynas CEO says US, Europe rules sway buyers from Chinese rare earths

She called for governments to intervene in order to encourage a rare earths industry to flourish outside China

Japan remains highly dependent on China, especially for supplies of scarcer and heavy rare-earth elements needed for high-performance magnets.

China’s rare-earth exports to Japan show marked drop in March

Souring relations between the Asian nations heighten concerns about a potential supply squeeze

A woman rides bicycle along a street in Hanoi on Apr 16. The country is home to the world’s sixth-largest reserves of rare earths.

Soaring tungsten adds impetus to Vietnam mine sale effort

The country is home to the world’s sixth-largest reserves of rare earths

US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Apec summit, in Busan, South Korea on Oct 30, 2025.

US trade war with China in focus ahead of Trump-Xi summit in May

Trump's trip comes just a year after Washington rolled out sweeping and at times erratic global tariffs.

The inaugural meeting of the US Critical Minerals Ministerial takes place in Washington on Feb 4.

How the Iran war set off a global scramble for strategic metals

High-intensity warfare has rapidly depleted inventories of rare metals among combatants

All of Lynas Group's separated rare earth products are produced at the Gebeng facility in Pahang, Malaysia.

Malaysia’s role in non-China rare earth chain grows, but gaps remain

Lynas Rare Earths is now producing samarium at its plant in Pahang