Before a single magnet can be manufactured, rare earth oxide must be converted into high-purity metal and alloy. That ...

China announced Tuesday that it's immediately implementing export controls on five key metals used for defense, clean energy and in several other industries in the U.S. This announcement came minutes ...

China tightened export controls for critical rare-earth metals on Thursday. The new restrictions were announced by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce, and come ahead of an expected meeting between ...