Sona targets domestic magnet production to cut China imports

As per newspaper reports, Sona being India’s biggest importer of rare earth magnets, plans to locally manufacture the critical components used in electric vehicles, tapping into the government push to incentivize their production at home as China restricts their exports. (China, which produces around 90 per cent of the world’s rare earth magnets, put restrictions … Read more

China’s rare earth magnet shipments halve in May due to export curbs

China’s overseas shipments of rare earth magnets halved in May from April, tumbling to their lowest levels in more than five years due to export curbs. Beijing said this month that it would speed up its approval process, a concession made after the U.S. and China agreed to dial back trade tensions. In the meantime, … Read more