How Brazil Can Chip Away at China’s Rare Earths Dominance

When China leveraged its dominance in rare earths to retaliate against US tariffs last year, the disruption to factory operations in America and Europe underscored the vulnerability of Western companies’ supply chains.

While the trade truce agreed between the two countries included an easing of China’s export controls on rare earths, firms are still looking for alternative sources, and governments are treating diversification of supply as a matter of national and economic security.