asiatimes.com/2026/10/us-reinvents-rare-earth-refining-as-china-guards-know-how US reinvents rare earth refining as China guards know-how
With China holding back rare earth refining technology and technicians, the US is funding private refiners to develop new separation methods rather than copy Chinese ones, including chromatography and electrochemical approaches. Japan faces a yttrium shortage as export curbs bite.
— via Asia Times, Jeff Pao
