Reports: China moves to further restrict rare-earth exports

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Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Rare-Earth Hi-Tech Co unveils bourse as China says it will cut rare-earth supply by 20 per cent

China has today launched the world's first exchange for rare-earth metals, at the same time as revealing plans to cut supplies of rare minerals by 20 per cent. The government said the restrictions,...

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