permanent magnets
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China’s Rare Earth Appetite Could Leave the Rest of Us Hungry
“I suggest that the United States plan its industrial future on the assumption that Chinese rare earth exports…
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The Government Can Set the Price of Rare Earths. It Cannot Set Their Value.
In a Financial Times commentary published on October 8, 2026, economist Mohamed El-Erian examines the United States Treasury’s…
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America’s Critical Minerals Security Starts with the Customer
Jack Lifton and Constantine Karayannopoulos Respond to the Aerospace Industries Association’s Report on Critical Minerals Supply Chains A…
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The American Rare Earths Magnet Problem
There are many ways to describe America’s dependence on foreign sources for rare earth permanent magnets. We can…
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How Many Rare Earth Permanent Magnets Does the U.S. Military Actually Need?
How much tonnage of specialized neodymium-iron-boron permanent magnets does the U.S. military require each year, and how much…
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Are We Subsidizing Our Own Tariffs? Rethinking the Rare Earth Revival
Washington wants to rebuild an American rare earths industry. It is committing public money to mining, separation, metal-making,…
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Lynas Takes the Rare Earth Race to Brazil with Meteoric Bid
The race to loosen China’s grip on rare earth supply has produced a proposed A$968 million deal with…
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Lanthanum and Cerium: The Rare Earths Everyone Ignores Are the Ones America Uses the Most
For years, investors have been taught that only four rare earths matter: neodymium, praseodymium, dysprosium, and terbium. These…
