Japan builds Southeast Asian mineral route to bypass China export curbs
METI secured alternate processing routes in Vietnam and Malaysia after Chinese export licensing restricted shipments of dysprosium, terbium and yttrium.
Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry expanded supply-chain pacts across Southeast Asia on Nov. 11, coordinating with domestic manufacturers to build alternative processing channels outside China.
The initiative responds to Chinese export licensing controls that restricted outbound shipments of dysprosium, terbium and yttrium earlier this year. Japanese magnet and semiconductor material makers rely heavily on those three elements.
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