It said that curbing the momentum of smuggling and effectively safeguarding national security. Read more at straitstimes.com.

China's export controls on three metals important across the defence and chip sectors are keeping shipments at historically ...

China has imposed a ban on the export of seven rare earth elements without an export license, effective since April 4.

The Trump administration initiated a Section 232 investigation into imports of processed critical minerals and their derivate ...

Chinese players account for the bulk of world output of five essential elements used in 80,000 American weapons parts, ...

In April 2025, China imposed even further export restrictions on seven additional medium and heavy rare Earth elements — ...

Rio Tinto, in collaboration with Indium Corporation, has reportedly extracted the first batch of primary gallium in its Vaudreuil alumina refinery in Quebec, the only refinery in Canada, as part of ...

“China’s export ban on antimony, gallium, and germanium, parts containing these critical minerals saw prices increase by an average of 5.2% after the ban, compared to procurements of those ...

The ban applies to exports of ... In December 2024, China banned exports of gallium, germanium, and antimony to the United States. The global supply of antimony is tightening at a time when ...

REUTERS There have been no antimony exports to the United States since September last year and none since 2023 for germanium and gallium. Fewer exports from China have left overseas consumers ...