RARE EARTHS SERIES: Funding boom could cause longer-term 'glut,' analysts say

Rare earth elements have come under increasing focus owing to their criticality to defense equipment manufacturing and clean technology. China has monopolized this supply chain for over two decades and has not shied away from using it for geopolitical leverage, forcing others to think of a diversification strategy. This is the last entry of a five-part series in which Platts News explores theRare earth elements have come under increasing focus owing to their criticality to defense equipment manufacturing and clean technology. China has monopolized this supply chain for over two decades and has not shied away from using it for geopolitical leverage, forcing others to think of a diversification strategy. This is the last entry of a five-part series in which Platts News explores theRead More