RARE EARTHS & CRITICAL MINERALS SUPPLY CHAIN
Efforts to break China's dominance over rare earth and critical minerals by building independent Western supply chains from mining to processing.
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Malaysia's PM hopes to work with Japanese firms on processing rare earths at home
NHK WORLDマレーシア首相 レアアースの加工で日本企業との協力期待
Jun 9, 2026, 08:34 PM
Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar, during a visit to Japan, told NHK in an interview that he hopes to cooperate with Japanese companies on processing within Malaysia the rare earths that the country produces.
WSJ: The battle to break China's rare earth dominance moves to Brazil
AL JAZEERA ARABICوول ستريت جورنال: معركة كسر هيمنة الصين على المعادن النادرة تنتقل للبرازيل
Jun 9, 2026, 05:24 PM
Brazil is emerging as a new front in the effort to break China's dominance over rare earth minerals, as Western investment flows in and bets are placed on building an independent supply chain from mining to processing, the Wall Street Journal reports.
The green paradox of lithium, the supposed panacea
EL PAÍSLa paradoja verde de la panacea del litio
Jun 5, 2026, 03:30 AM
The green paradox of lithium, hailed as a panacea: the mineral, key to making electric vehicles and storage systems, is opening a debate about its social and environmental cost.