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

Rare earths have entered the spotlight with growing demand for renewable energy systems and electric vehicles (EVs). Listen to our recent interview as we take a deeper dive into the rare earths market

Australia’s Ionic Rare Earths is seeking investors and offtake partners for its Makuutu heavy rare earth project in Uganda, as well as sources of feedstock for its magnet recycling plant in Northern Ireland, Tim Harrison, the company's chief executive officer, told Fastmarkets in an interview.

Consumers of non-Chinese, ESG-compliant rare earths products will need to pay a premium over prices for Chinese material and there is “no way around” it, Grant Smith, chairman of Less Common Metals (LCM), said at the Critical Minerals Association & Geological Society Business Forum in London on Monday November 27

Western Australia (WA), Australia’s largest state, will evaluate the possibility of developing cathode active materials (CAM) production once precursor CAM (pCAM) output is up and running, Bill Johnston, the state’s Minister of Mines and Petroleum, told Fastmarkets

The Chinese Ministry of Commerce will include rare earths in its Catalog of Energy and Resource Products Subject to Export Reporting, the ministry said on Tuesday November 7

Chinese rare earth producer Shenghe Resources has entered into a subscription agreement with Vital Metals Limited, increasing its resource reserves in overseas rare earth mining projects