The international gallium market remains under pressure from the export control China introduced on the metal in August 2023, despite higher exports from China in December, Fastmarkets heard in the week to Monday February 5

China Northern Rare Earth Group High Tech Co expects its net profit for 2023 to have decreased by 53.97-61%, the company announced on Monday January 29

A new heavy rare earth mineral was discovered in China’s Bayan Obo district, in Baotou city of Inner Mongolia, according to the daily news released by the country’s Baogang group

Rare earth magnet production looks set to advance in the US and Europe in 2024, with market participants outside of China seeking to secure and onshore the supply chain for magnets

China’s Ministry of Commerce has prohibited the export of rare earth magnet production technology and machinery by adding it to its list of Export Prohibited and Restricted Technologies

The magnets are playing a crucial role in enhancing power, torque, and precision in electric vehicles

With China’s stringent implementation of its gallium export controls persisting through to the end of 2023 at least, 2024 looks set to become a make-or-break year for gallium market participants outside China

Legislation to implement a US production tax credit for rare earth magnets made domestically has been introduced in the US Senate with bipartisan backing, the proposing senators announced on Friday December 15

E-Vac Magnetics, US subsidiary of German magnet manufacturer VAC Group, announced plans on Thursday December 14 to build a sintered neodymium iron boron (NdFeB) rare earth magnet plant in the US city of Sumter, South Carolina

This recommendation, along with others like promoting domestic battery recycling and research funding for alternative battery chemistries, is part of a larger strategy to enhance US resilience in strategic areas