With China supplying around 90% of the world's rare earths, the auto manucturers in the US have had to suffer due to the export disruption

As rare earth supply chains are disrupted by tariffs and other trade barriers with China, e-waste recycling is growing as a solution to metals shortages.

MP Materials, the operator of the only rare earths mine in the United States, has signed a $500 million deal with Apple.

Ford Motor Co. CEO Jim Farley called on U.S. companies to invest in skilled trades, manufacturing and other “essential economy” jobs in an effort to boost productivity and reduce

Importing cheap Chinese rare earths comes with big risks. In April, in response to President Trump’s tariffs, China temporarily suspended almost all exports of seven kinds of rare-earth metals, as well as some of the very powerful magnets made from them.

America has a real shot at ending its dangerous reliance on the People’s Republic of China (PRC) for rare earth

Nissan is scaling back Leaf EV production amid China’s rare earth export curbs. The delay complicates the automaker’s wider restructuring plans.

The U.S. government is now pouring real money into recycled electronics to cut its reliance on China, after the Pentagon grabbed a big equity stake in MP

Ford’s production hangs by a thread as rare earth magnet shortages force factory shutdowns.