US EditionGlobal Alarms Rise as China's Critical Mineral Export Ban Takes Hold
- China halted shipments of rare earth magnets essential for cars, drones, robots, and missiles at many ports starting in April 2025.
- This export ban followed trade tensions with the U.S. Including tariffs imposed by President Trump, and China’s use of its critical mineral dominance as leverage in the trade war.
- Diplomats and executives from Japan, Europe, and India have sought urgent meetings with Beijing to accelerate export approvals amid fears global supply chains and production could halt by summer's end.
- Frank Fannon, a former U.S. Energy official, said global disruptions are unsurprising and the Alliance for Automotive Innovation warned that without reliable element access, auto suppliers cannot produce critical components including transmissions and sensors.
- Industry leaders, including Germany’s auto lobby head, stress that production delays and outages cannot be ruled out without swift changes, urging a whole-of-government approach to boost domestic mineral capabilities.
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China restricts the export of important raw materials. This has an increasing impact on production in Germany. Reductions are imminent.
Global alarm rises as China's critical mineral export curbs take hold
WASHINGTON - 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.
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