US EditionOver Half of Imported Rare Earth Elements Come From China.
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Germany imported more rare earth elements in 2025 than in the previous year. The imported quantity of the sought-after metals rose by 4.9 percent from 5,200 tons (value: €64.5 million) in 2024 to 5,500 tons (value: €77.6 million) in 2025, as the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) announced on Tuesday, based on preliminary results. This import volume is significantly below the peak of the past ten years, which was reached in 2018. At that time…
Rare earth elements are essential raw materials for the production of many high-tech products such as batteries, semiconductors, and magnets for electric motors. However, the mining of these elements takes place very little in Germany and the European Union (EU), resulting in a significant dependence on imports. Germany imported more rare earth elements in 2025 than in the previous year: the imported quantity of these sought-after metals increas…
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