China and the Rare Earth Supply Chain Policy Brief
February 23, 2021Summary Rare earth elements are used in the production of high tech devices such as defense equipment (e.g. radar systems…
China Imposes Export Controls on Rare Earth Minerals
April 16, 2025As part of the retaliation against President Trump’s reciprocal tariffs on Chinese goods, China has imposed new export controls on…
Canada Opens Its First Commercial Rare Earth Elements Refinery
October 17, 2024In Saskatchewan, Canada, the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC), a government-funded scientific research and development institution, built a $74 million rare…
Biden Encourages Rare Earth Investment in Vietnam
September 29, 2023President Biden is encouraging U.S. investment in rare earth minerals in Vietnam to counter China’s world domination of the minerals.…
IER’s Mary Hutzler Testifies on Supply and Geopolitical Implications of Taliban Control of Critical, Rare Earth Minerals
October 21, 2021WASHINGTON DC (October 21, 2021) – The Institute for Energy Research (IER) announced today that Mary Hutzler, Distinguished Senior Fellow,…
Senate versus House Version of the IRA Provisions in the “Big Beautiful Bill”
June 25, 2025Senate Republicans have introduced a tax bill that extends many “Green New Deal” energy giveaways past the end of President…
