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Rare earth production outside China 'major milestone'

  • An Australian firm produced heavy rare earths at its Malaysia facility, marking the first such production outside China in 2025.
  • This breakthrough responds to Beijing's dominant control over rare earths supply, but ore mined by Lynas contains little heavy rare earths, limiting output size.
  • Lynas, the only commercial producer outside China, has expanded Malaysian processing capacity and plans a Texas facility despite cost concerns and calls for US funding support.
  • Neha Mukherjee at Benchmark Mineral Intelligence called it a "major milestone" showing progress is possible but underscored the ongoing need for global diversification.
  • Experts warn China will remain dominant, but rising prices and new projects in other countries could shift the supply balance if technically viable and approved.
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Rare earth production outside China 'major milestone'

An Australian firm's production of a heavy rare earth, a first outside of China, is a "major milestone" in diversifying a critical supply chain dominated by Beijing, experts say.

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KULR-TV broke the news in Billings, United States on Friday, May 23, 2025.
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