October 31, 2025 Image source: davidf/www.istockphoto.com Imagine this… You scroll through your phone, charge your wireless earbuds or see an electric car zoom past you. Cool, right? But here’s the twist: none of this forward-looking technology is possible without a so-called family of minerals rare earth metals. Don’t be fooled by the name. They’re not […]
Temidden van controverses over tarieven en hun effecten, is een bijzonder destructieve barrière voor handel over het hoofd gezien: beperkingen op ‘conflictmineralen’ die armoede verergeren in de ontwikkelingslanden, ondermijnt de toegang tot zeldzame aardmetalen en kritieke mineralen en een concurrentievoordeel van China in de controle van de wereldwijde levering van deze kritieke mineralen. Ironically, this […]
The Italian car industry has appealed to the government with a letter to Premier Giorgia Meloni and the competent ministers to avoid the blockade of the factories through Chinese tight rare earth. The crisis exploded last April when Beijing imposed Examination -restrictions of seven elements of medium and rare countries in response to Tasks imposed […]