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Obama slams China in WTO action over rare earth metals
14-03-2012 08:36
President Barack Obama Tuesday hit out at for limiting exports of rare earth elements used in high-tech goods, as the United States, European Union and Japan jointly accused of breaking trade rules.
Canada hunts for rare earth metals as China cuts back
22-12-2011 06:41
A steep decline in of used in many hi-tech gadgets has forced a global search for new crucial supplies and hopes are high for major finds in , analysts say.
Toyota eyes Canadian rare earth minerals
14-12-2011 09:19
announced on Tuesday plans for a with a Canadian junior mining company to speed up the development of a mine in Quebec to supply and .
China takes oil, gas sales tax nationwide
11-10-2011 15:00
has said it will roll out a tax on and nationwide from next month as Beijing looks to save energy and cut emissions, while doubling the maximum levy on .
China to appeal WTO ruling on raw materials exports
24-08-2011 16:00
China said Wednesday it would appeal against a World Trade Organisation (WTO) ruling that it illegally restricted exports of rare earths key in making anything from iPods and low-emissions cars.
Rare earth prices surge as China tightens grip
21-06-2011 10:30
Prices of rare earths have skyrocketed this year as China moves to consolidate the sector in order to tighten its grip over the highly coveted minerals used in high-tech products, analysts said on Monday.
China strengthens grip over rare earths market
20-05-2011 15:22
China has further tightened its grip on the rare earths market, raising taxes on the minerals vital to high-tech industry and banning new projects to produce the metals via separation.
Japan casting a longing eye at Vietnam’s minerals
28-03-2011 10:28
Japan’s I.F Sangyo Company Limited is penetrating Vietnam’s mining sector to serve demand from Japan-based companies.
China caps pollution limits for rare earth miners
01-03-2011 14:22
China has tightened its grip over the rare earths industry by setting tough emission limits on miners producing the lucrative metals, which are indispensable to many high-tech products.
Digging deep for rare earths
21-02-2011 18:57
A big Japanese investor will prospect for rare earths in Vietnam’s northwestern Lai Chau province.
Japan deep-sea robots to seek minerals
07-01-2011 13:00
Resource-poor Japan plans to use deep-sea mining robots to exploit rare earths and precious metals on the ocean floors around the island nation within a decade, a media report said Friday.
China mulls export quotas on rare earth alloys
30-12-2010 17:56
China is considering new export quotas on rare earth alloys, a report said Thursday - a move that would further restrict shipments of the minerals used in a variety of high-tech industries.
Japan's Toyota Tsusho to procure rare earths in India
09-12-2010 18:00
Japanese trading house Toyota Tsusho will build a plant for processing rare earth minerals in India, the company said, as Japan scrambles to diversify supply sources beyond dominant producer China.
Japan and Mongolia agree to jointly exploit rare earths
21-11-2010 14:33
Japan on Friday agreed with Mongolia to push for joint exploitation of rare earth minerals in the central Asian country amid concerns about a Chinese export freeze of the key minerals, officials said.
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