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Chinese monopoly in rare earth elements: supply-demand and industrial applications / Mancheri, Nabeel A

Mancheri, Nabeel A	Journal Article
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2012.

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The concentration of rare earth elements (REEs) production in China raises the vital issue of supply susceptibility. Until recently, the global dependency on China for rare earths was a well-kept secret. But word started to spread fast after Beijing cut export quotas by 70 per cent for the second half of 2010, sending prices of some oxides-the purified form of rare earth elements sky-rocketing. This article seeks to evaluate what rare earth elements are and explores China's role in the global supply-demand equations. It also explores the history of rare earth elements and China's current monopoly over the industry, including possible repercussions if rare earth elements supply were to be disrupted.

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Demand ; Supply ; Rare Earth Elements ; Industrial Application

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Contrasting perspectives on China's rare earths policies: reframing the debate through a stakeholder lens / Hayes-Labruto, Leslie; Schillebeeckx, Simon J D; Workman, Mark; Shah, Nilay

Schillebeeckx, Simon J D	Journal Article
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2013.

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This article critically compares China's rare earth policy with perspectives upheld in the rest of the world (ROW). We introduce rare earth elements and their importance for energy and present how China and the ROW are framing the policy debate. We find strongly dissonant views with regards to motives for foreign direct investment, China's two-tiered pricing structure and its questionable innovation potential. Using the metaphor of "China Inc.", we compare the Chinese government to a socially responsible corporation that aims to balance the needs of its internal stakeholders with the demands from a resource-dependent world. We find that China's internal stakeholders have more power and legitimacy in the REE debate than the ROW and reconceptualise various possible mitigation strategies that could change current international policy and market dynamics. As such, we aim to reframe the perspectives that seem to govern the West and argue in favor of policy formation that explicitly acknowledges China's triple bottom line ambitions and encourages the ROW to engage with China in a more nuanced manner.

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China ; Stakeholders ; Rare Earth Elements

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