# East Asia Brief — Sumitomo Corporation

1 briefings mentioning Sumitomo Corporation.

- [METI expands Western rare earth alliances as China chokes yttrium](https://eastasiabrief.com/trade-policy/meti-expands-western-rare-earth-alliances-china-chokes-yttrium-909) — Tokyo turns to Australia, the United States and Canada for critical mineral joint ventures and off-take agreements as heavy rare earth reserves near exhaustion. *(October 24, 2026; Trade & Policy · Japan · Sojitz, Lynas Rare Earths, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries)*

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