Worldtheguardian.comChina’s stranglehold on rare earths must be ended, says hopeful supplier to EU
A mining company hopes to supply the EU with rare earths from Brazil within two years, as global markets nervously await a Trump-Xi summit that could ease China's export controls.
Rafael Moreno, whose company has opened demo plant in Brazil, says market is ‘nervous’ as Trump-Xi summit looms
The head of Australia-listed Viridis Mining has called it paramount to break China's grip on rare earth supply as a Trump-Xi summit looms this week.
China introduced rare earth export controls in April 2025, hitting car industries in the EU, UK, US and Japan, with a suspension deal due to expire after 12 months.
If no deal is struck at the summit, stricter global restrictions could return, pushing up costs for electric vehicles, wind turbines and other products relying on rare earths.
More from Cuppa
King Charles accused of ‘gaslighting’ by Princess Diana’s brother in dispute over book claimsPrincess Diana's brother Charles Spencer has accused King Charles of gaslighting him after Buckingham Palace pushed back on claims in his new memoir.
Police arrest Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan's sister in Lahore ahead of party's planned marchPakistani police arrested Aleema Khan, sister of jailed ex-PM Imran Khan, in Lahore ahead of a planned protest march demanding her brother's release.
Largest attack on Moscow sees Ukraine fire hundreds of drones, mayor saysUkraine hit Moscow's main oil refinery and a residential building in its largest ever drone attack on the Russian capital, killing at least two people in the region.
Scientists opened a sealed envelope after 10 years. Gravity still didn’t make senseA decade-long US experiment measuring the strength of gravity produced a result that still doesn't match other leading measurements, deepening a 225-year-old physics puzzle.
'On our way to groundbreaking science': Stars turn neon-green in first test image from NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space TelescopeNASA's new Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has switched on its 300-megapixel camera for the first time, with full science images expected in early 2027.
Flavor-changing 'ghost particles' may reveal which stars go supernova - and which turn into black holesA new study finds that the way neutrinos switch flavours inside a collapsing star may determine whether it explodes as a supernova or collapses into a black hole.
Madonna's Shelved Biopic Gets New Hope After Julia Garner's Latest RemarksActress Julia Garner says Madonna's long-stalled biopic has to get made, giving fresh hope to a project shelved since 2023.
Botswana will slaughter 25 elephants to celebrate the country's 60th Anniversary of IndependenceBotswana's government has authorised the hunting of up to 25 elephants and dozens of other wildlife to provide game meat for its 60th Independence Day celebrations.