China builds rare earth strategic reserves

International Business Times reports that China is building strategic reserves of rare earth metals to reinforce its control over the global prices and supplies.

The market news is quoted as saying:

According to a report issued by the US Geological Survey in November, about 36 percent of the world’s reserves of the metals are in China. The country currently controls around 95 percent of global supply of rare earth metals.

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