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China issues rare earth licenses to suppliers of top 3 US automakers, sources say

6 June 2025, 1:31 pm

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FILE PHOTO: Workers transport soil containing rare earth elements for export at a port in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China October 31, 2010. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

Reuters exclusively reported that China has granted temporary export licenses to rare-earth suppliers of the top three U.S. automakers as supply chain disruptions begin to surface from Beijing’s export curbs on those materials.