Recognizing the risks of depending on China, Trump has taken decisive action to revitalize America’s domestic rare earth supply chain.

China has a virtual monopoly on extracting and, especially, refining rare earths. According to the International Energy ...

Beijing for the first time announced it will require foreign firms to obtain approval from the Chinese government to export magnets containing even tiny amounts of China-originated rare earth ...

On April 4, China’s Ministry of Commerce put export restrictions on seven rare earth elements (REEs). It is easy to scratch one’s head when restrictions are put on things called samarium, scandium, ...

President Trump is racing to respond to a major escalation of the U.S.-China trade war, with the American supply of critical ...

China provides the majority of rare earth elements, which are critical to U.S. economic competitiveness and defense. A factory in North Carolina is part of an effort to process rare earths at home.

Beijing seen to be using leverage ahead of a possible summit between the two leaders later in October. Read more at ...

Ever wonder what happens to those old, broken electronics after tossing them? How about how new ones are being produced ...