Three North American companies are setting up a rare earths supply chain to reduce dependence on China for the vital metals used in weapons, electric vehicles and other advanced technology.
Neo Performance Materials of Canada and Energy Fuels of the US have found an efficient way to safely produce rare earths from radioactive monazite sands. The sands, a mining byproduct, will be supplied by US-based chemicals group Chemours.
China controls about 80 per cent of rare earths supply and has been considering an export ban, leading to fears it will gain a military and commercial advantage over the US and Europe.
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