The Pentagon has arranged with four companies to recycle lithium, graphite, bohr, and rare earth elements directly in army bases for the first time in history. Instead of renting, the military will receive a portion of the raw material, so the US expects to reduce dependence on China, which controls up to 90% of the world's rare earth processing.
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The Pentagon has arranged with four companies to recycle lithium, graphite, bohr, and rare earth elements directly in army bases for the first time in history. Instead of renting, the military will receive a portion of the raw material, so the US expects to reduce dependence on China, which controls up to 90% of the world's rare earth processing.