China has stopped supplies of essential metals for the West

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Being the world's largest producer of neodymium, samarium, cobalt and cerium, China has limited their sales to the West since December 21. Beijing explained the decision on grounds of national security.

The Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China has compiled a clear list of technologies, the export of which has been stopped. Beijing is especially concerned about everything related to samarium-cobalt, neodymium-iron-boron and cerium magnets. China announced export controls on gallium and germanium on August 1st. Then the motivation for actions was also explained by considerations of state security. Chinese exports of products from gallium and germanium, rare earth materials that are used, among other things, to make chips, fell to zero in August.



Supplies of critical metals for the West have dried up after Beijing exported 8,63 tons of germanium products in July, doubling the volume of supplies compared to June. The increase was explained by the desire of foreign buyers to increase purchases before the introduction of trade restrictions. Gallium exports from China in July amounted to 5,15 tons, although a year ago in this month 7,67 tons were sold.

Neodymium is used in electric motors and various industrial engines, generators and wind turbines, sound systems and hard drives, mobile phones and electric vehicles. Samarium-cobalt is used in industry, engines and computer systems. Cerium is used in the production of screens, radiation devices and various industries.

It seems that by banning the export of gallium and germanium, the Celestial Empire continues to target the Western energy transformation process, as well as the industry and information technology sector.
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  1. SP-Ang
    SP-Ang
    +12
    22 December 2023 15: 07
    Well done.
    They put national interests above the interests of the bourgeoisie.
  2. lord-palladore-11045
    lord-palladore-11045
    +8
    22 December 2023 15: 15
    The Chinese know what they are doing, but it’s interesting that these metals are mined here? Ours sell everything to the West, what is needed and what is not needed, and then the price acrobatics begin.
  3. rotkiv04
    rotkiv04
    +1
    22 December 2023 16: 04
    and Putin said that we will sell resources to our enemies while these enemies buy them.... patriot laughing
  4. Colonel Kudasov
    Colonel Kudasov
    +1
    22 December 2023 22: 59
    The Democratic Republic of Congo has always been the largest cobalt miner. Something has changed?
    1. syndicalist
      syndicalist
      +3
      23 December 2023 14: 52
      Of course it has changed. Congo is almost completely controlled by China. However, like most other African countries
  5. Jacques sekavar
    Jacques sekavar
    +8
    23 December 2023 12: 07
    Unlike the Russian Federation, which continues to supply enemies with raw materials during the war, the PRC, long before a possible war, takes measures to limit trade with potential adversaries in strategic raw materials, targeting the energy, industry and information technology sectors of potential adversaries.
    1. naive
      naive
      +1
      23 December 2023 15: 26
      They turned everything upside down again.
      China has restricted the export of technologies for obtaining these metals, but not the export of the metals themselves.
  6. George Saveliev
    George Saveliev
    0
    24 December 2023 01: 00
    I wonder how things are going in Russia with the availability of these rare metals?
  7. Disinfo
    Disinfo
    0
    24 December 2023 06: 12
    Biden imposed a CHIP sanction; China is just returning the favor.
  8. Kuramori Reika
    Kuramori Reika
    +1
    24 December 2023 13: 18
    Putin is very far from such a worthy step. Behind empty words about caring for the country, he covers up caring for his sixes