Market Magic May Liberate Rare Earths From Toxic Waste

Market Magic May Liberate Rare Earths from Toxic Waste

Much is made of the scarcity of rare earth materials that are important for energy technologies like solar panels, wind turbines (for magnets), and battery storage. It’s important to understand that those materials are critical for the entire landscape of technologies that make up the high tech, computer enabled, microchip world – including, significantly, defense … Continue reading "Market Magic May Liberate Rare Earths from Toxic Waste"

Europe is investing in the recycling of rare earths. These raw materials are key in the production of electric cars, computers and other technologies. But the old continent does not have enough of them and is dependent on imports from China. The European Union is therefore supporting almost fifty projects that are intended to strengthen supplies from elsewhere or keep the precious metals in circulation as long as possible.