EU Asks China to Address ‘Alarming’ Rare Earth Disruptions

Neodymium iron boron magnets at a facility in China.

Photographer: Doug Kanter/Bloomberg

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The European Union’s trade chief, Maros Sefcovic, said he raised industry-wide concerns over Chinese export restrictions on rare earths and magnets with his counterpart Wang Wentao on Tuesday.