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Why China’s critical mineral dominance is still disrupting US supply chains (www.scmp.com)
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American companies are grappling with a shortage of critical minerals used in daily operations despite China easing some of its export controls, according to industry insiders. After Beijing and Washington agreed to a so-called trade truce last November, the Ministry of Commerce issued a notice suspending a ban on shipments of gallium, germanium and antimony to the US for one year. But China’s dominant position in the global market for these vital raw materials, including heavy rare earths,...

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[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 weeks ago

I laugh at the shortage of critical minerals when most companies make phones and sell them over and over and over again, with slightly different version changes while most old phones eventually end up in a dump somewhere. These are bad manufacturing issues and greed that led to the shortages.