China ties rare earth permits to European trade concessions
Beijing maintains expedited clearances for European magnet buyers under its new industrial doctrine while trading raw mineral…
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Subsidies, tariffs, export controls and economic-security rules, tracked over time.
Malaysia links rare earth export permits to technology deals
The natural resources ministry affirmed conditional ore shipments while parliament debated a state vehicle to manage $188 billion…
POSCO Future M plans domestic LFP precursor supply by 2029
The battery materials maker is using steelmaking waste acid to forge non-Chinese lithium iron phosphate cathode inputs after…
POSCO Future M Locks In $4.5B Cathode Pact With Samsung SDI to 2032
The revised 21.25 trillion won agreement swaps high-nickel volume for 380,000 tons of LFP materials to build US-compliant battery…
EP Manufacturing, Hebei Shichang form RM100m auto parts JV
The 200,000-unit Selangor facility will supply fuel tanks for Proton's new modular vehicle architecture starting in March 2027…
USTR and MOFCOM set $60B tariff cuts on non-sensitive itemsMembers
The reciprocal pact restores most-favored-nation duties across 90% of targeted lines, dropping surcharges on Chinese toys and…
Commerce locks in Korean steel duties as mills press quota review
Countervailing rates of up to 3.68% land on Seoul producers as U.S.
China Northern Rare Earth fixes fourth-quarter concentrate supply priceMembers
A quarterly formula adjustment at 38,769 yuan per ton sets upstream costs while the Baotou exchange builds nationwide benchmark…
China rare earth suppliers hold shipments to US contractors
Delays mount across American defense motor supply chains as Chinese exporters withhold heavy rare earths and permanent magnets…
CBP ends sub-$800 duty exemptions as Chinese air cargo falls
A proposed customs bond mandate follows the termination of tariff-free entry for shipments valued under $800, forcing platforms…
China caps hybrid car exports to EU to ease rare earth flows
A bilateral pact struck Oct. 9 slashes projected vehicle shipments by over 50% across four years while speeding green-channel…
US blocks Chinese electric cars from entering via Canada
Washington reinforces rules of origin and connected-vehicle bans to prevent circumvention of auto tariffs through Ottawa's quota.
China drops tariffs on African goods to secure mineral supply lines
The State Council Tariff Commission expanded duty-free access across 53 partner nations as first-half bilateral trade climbed…
China curbs drone tech exports to US defense contractors in 2026
Beijing maintains dual-use restrictions on rare earth magnets and flight hardware as Washington penalizes unnotified artificial…
Malaysia curbs raw rare earth exports to force local refining in 2026
Revised export guidelines cap research shipments at 100 metric tons and require overseas processing applicants to build domestic…
US and China advance $30 billion tariff cuts and AI security channel
Both governments will lower duties on 90% of targeted goods to MFN rates while establishing an emergency hotline to manage…
Hanwha Ocean widens US naval shipyard ties in McCormick tour
The Pennsylvania senator inspected warship lines at Geoje on Oct. 7 to link Korean manufacturing with Philadelphia yard…
EU puts China rare earth curbs on trade docket to cut deficit
Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič demanded Beijing ease critical mineral export controls as Europe confronts a trade deficit…
China Delays Rare Earth Export Controls in U.S. Trade TruceMembers
Beijing and Washington agreed to extend waivers on critical mineral licensing to Jan.
UK weighs tariffs on Chinese electric cars to protect EU supply tiesMembers
Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds evaluates import duties of up to 45% as Brussels threatens to exclude British carmakers from…
US limits aircraft part licenses to China to counter mineral limits
The Commerce Department has restricted deliveries to COMAC and weighed curbs on landing gear as negotiators contest rare earth…
US charges tech firm over $300M Nvidia chip exports to China
Earthmade Computer routed advanced A100 and H100 servers through Malaysia and Singapore before sending them to Hangzhou, exposing…
India pushes rare earth magnet output to counter China curbs
A 72.8 billion rupee incentive package draws 20 corporate bids to build 6,000 tons of annual capacity as New Delhi moves to…
Hyundai Steel and POSCO build US plant to bypass Section 232
The Korea Iron & Steel Association endorsed bilateral energy projects on Oct.