The global race for rare earth materials is on, and the U.S. is losing it

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The global race for rare earth materials is on, and the U.S. is losing it

Wednesday 26th March 2025, 8:34AM

President Trump signed an executive order invoking war time powers to help boost production of critical minerals and rare earth elements. There is a global race for those materials, but the U.S. lags behind its main competitor, China.

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