The global automotive industry could soon start reeling from one of China’s boldest moves in the trade war—restricting exports of several rare earth metals that are critical to the auto ...

China’s halt this month on exports of magnets containing heavy rare earth metals has affected Tesla’s plans to manufacture Optimus robots. By Keith Bradsher Reporting from Shanghai Elon Musk ...

Western Digital says it's created an initiative to retrieve rare earth metals from hard drives that are being cycled out of data centers. The tech company, best known for its digital storage ...

JL Mag’s rare earth magnets used in hybrid vehicles. The Chinese government earlier this month announced that it had halted exports of a number of critical rare earth minerals, as well as ...

The Chinese government earlier this month announced that it had halted exports of a number of critical rare earth minerals, as well as magnets, as its trade war with the US continued to escalate.

North Dakota lawmakers are advancing a bill to promote the development of rare earth minerals. The bill aims to establish North Dakota as a leader in rare earth mineral production, which is ...

Tesla’s production of Optimus, a robot that promises to take over household chores, has been disrupted by China’s curbs on rare earth exports, introduced by Beijing earlier this month in an ...

China is beginning to restrict exports of rare-earth minerals crucial to U.S. military might—a long-warned-of vulnerability that is becoming an urgent reality. From tungsten in armor-piercing ...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said Tuesday that China’s decision to block the exports of rare earth magnets in response to President Trump’s tariffs will slow the rate of production for the company’s ...

New rules requiring firms in China to get a license before exporting some rare earth elements are bolstering plans to establish rare earth processing in other countries. The US and European Union ...

Rare earths are a set of 17 metallic elements on the periodic table, including lanthanum, cerium and neodymium. Despite the word “rare,” they are not scarce. Their distribution and difficulty in ...

By Hyunjoo Jin (Reuters) -Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Tuesday that the production of its Optimus humanoid robots had been affected by China's export restrictions of rare earth magnets. He said ...