The U.S. and China, two of the world’s largest economies, broke new territory in trade negotiations over rare earth elements.

Amid border conflict with Myanmar and a trade war with the US, Beijing’s heavy rare earth restrictions are having a global ...

For Joshua Ballard, the US' trade war against China has been a game-changer. The CEO of USA Rare Earth - a company launched ...

Rare earth elements sustain the Information Age, and securing a supply of these metals has become a matter of national and ...

Demand for rare earth elements used in magnets is poised to surge, and recycling could provide additional supply if ...

Rare earth elements sustain the Information Age, and securing a supply of these metals has become a matter of national and economic security. They’re ...

Rare earth elements sustain the Information Age, and securing a supply of these metals has become a matter of national and economic security. They’re ubiquitous in our smart technologies, high ...

The U.S. once controlled the market on rare earth elements, sought after for a range of technologies. But in the last few ...

But the uses for rare earth elements, also known as REEs, do not stop there. They are also key to a huge range of defense technologies — from fighter jets to submarines and laser range finders.

Demand for rare-earth elements is growing and may reach 315,000 tons by 2030. Meanwhile, more than 40 million tons of e-waste—trashed computers, cell phones, and other electronics—is generated ...

Rare-earth oxides, clockwise from top center: praseodymium, cerium, lanthanum, neodymium, samarium, and gadolinium. Rare earth elements are required for key components of cellphones, televisions ...

Molycorp’s facility, in Mountain Pass, California, will expand production dramatically. It’s being rebuilt to produce up to 40,000 metric tons of rare-earth elements by 2013, which would be a ...