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WTO probe ratchets up rare earth tensions with China

Marc Howe | July 24, 2012 | 10:06 am Base Metals Battery Metals China Molybdenum Rare Earth 

The World Trade Organization will investigate China's quotas and tariffs on rare earth minerals following prompting from the US, EU and Japan, who allege the export restrictions are in contravention of international trade regulations. According to Bloomberg, the EU, US...

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