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Global Alarms Rise as China's Critical Mineral Export Ban Takes Hold
- In April 2025, China suspended exports of rare earth magnets essential for assembling cars, drones, and missiles, halting shipments at many Chinese ports.
- This export curtailment stems from China leveraging its dominance in critical minerals amid ongoing trade tensions with the U.S. and follows opaque licensing procedures delaying shipments.
- Recent weeks saw diplomats and executives from Japan, Europe, and India urgently seeking meetings with Chinese officials to push for faster export approvals amid fears of global supply chain disruptions.
- The Alliance for Automotive Innovation emphasized that a lack of dependable access to these magnets would prevent companies in the automotive industry from manufacturing essential vehicle parts, thereby intensifying existing production difficulties.
- Industry leaders warn production delays and outages could occur if export controls persist, prompting calls for a coordinated government approach to secure and ramp up domestic mineral supplies.
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Renowned TV host Jim Cramer is sounding the alarm about a high-stakes supply chain threat from China, which poses a critical risk to U.S. industries.
Alarm grows as China restricts mineral export
Alarm over China's stranglehold on critical minerals grew on Tuesday as global automakers joined their US counterparts to complain that restrictions by China on exports of rare earth alloys, mixtures and magnets could cause production delays and outages without a quick solution. German automakers became the latest to warn that China's export restrictions threaten to shut down production and rattle their local economies, following a similar compl…
Rare-Earth Shortage Highlights Risk of China Stranglehold on U.S. Manufacturing
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Trump to Use Emergency Powers to Boost U.S. Critical Minerals Industry
In a bid to wean the U.S. critical minerals supply chain off China, U.S. President Donald Trump plans to use emergency powers under the Defense Production Act to bolster domestic production and processing of these metals vital for the energy and defense industries, Reuters reports, citing a document to be published on Wednesday. The Defense Production Act is a U.S. law that grants the President powers to ensure the nation’s defense by expanding …
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waynecountynews.comWilliam Crane: Mineral crisis has military readiness at risk
Modern economies and militaries run on minerals. The artificial intelligence revolution relies on silicon chips, which require quartz. Tanks require steel, which is made from iron. Every vehicle in America requires a starter battery, and every starter battery uses antimony.
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