Japan rare earths imports from China jump in Dec

Reuters Africa reports that Japanese imports of rare earths from China rose six-fold in December from November.

The market news is quoted as saying:

Japanese Ministry of Finance data showed on Monday that Japanese imports of rare earths from China stood at 4,080 tonnes in December, up from 634 tonnes in November when Tokyo’s imports of rare earths further shrank and nearly halted due to the ban.

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