How Brazil Can Chip Away at China’s Rare Earths Dominance

Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the worldAmericas+1 212 318 2000EMEA+44 20 7330 7500Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the worldAmericas+1 212 318 2000EMEA+44 20 7330 7500Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000When China leveraged its dominance in rare earths to retaliate against US tariffs last year, the disruption to factory operations in America and Europe underscored the vulnerability of Western companies’ supply chains.While the trade truce agreed between the two countries included an easing of China’s export controls on rare earths, firms are still looking for alternative sources, and governments are treating diversification of supply as a matter of national and economic security.