Japan months away from running out of yttrium as China cuts exports 98% - The Oregon Group
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Japan could run out of yttrium within months unless China eases its export controls, according to the Financial Times, and has asked the US for help.
  • emergencyfood@sh.itjust.works
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    6 hours ago

    The bottleneck is refining capacity, not ore. A bunch of countries have rare earths, but only China has the factories, skilled workforce and scientists.