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Rare-Earths Supply Chain Has to Include China, Says Magnets CEO
China should remain an important link in the global supply chain for rare-earth products given its technical expertise and competitiveness, according to Neo Performance Materials Inc., a major western maker of critical materials. “China will remain, and frankly should remain, the dominant player in the space,” Neo’s Chief Executive Officer Rahim Suleman said in an interview on Wednesday in Toronto. The Canadian firm has operations in China, as well as elsewhere in Asia, Europe and North America. Suleman was speaking on the sidelines of a rare-earths conference dominated by discussions of how to build supply ... (full story)
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