New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) China has become geopolitically more ambitious with its objective no longer merely to dominate rare earth production at home but also control the global industry by deciding which countries receive the technology, technicians and market access required to compete, according to Jack Lifton, Co-Chair, Critical Minerals Institute (CMI).In an article in Investor News, he points out that China’s strategy for Malaysia and Indonesia are clear indicators of this new policy.Ma…
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New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) China’s dominance in the rare earth industry suffers from a key structural weakness as most of the core patents for advanced rare earth functional material technologies are held by the US and Japan, according to a study.According to a report in the South China Morning Post, the researchers found that downstream products derived from processed rare earths — including permanent magnets, catalysts, luminescent and polishing materials — account for more than 80 per cent of…