Caught between rare earths and Chinese dominance — Part 3: Metal is the only thing that matters
Caught between rare earths and Chinese dominance — Part 3: Metal is the only thing that matters The Baiyun Ebo mine in China’s Inner Mongolia region is the site of almost half the world’s rare earth production. ( Image courtesy of NASA.) This is a four-part article series on the reality of how and why China retains its dominance in the Rare Earth (RE) industry. Part one investigates how China built its multi-commodity monopolies across the technological spectrum. Part two provides a brief historical overview on what China learned from its Rare Earth monopoly. Part three looks at how Ch...
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