JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA DIVERSIFY THEIR RARE EARTH SUPPLIES
March 1st, 2012
BY KARRYN MILLER
IF any two countries could be deemed vulnerable to Chinese dominance of rare earth supplies, it surely has to be east Asia's high tech exporters par excellence Japan and South Korea. From smart phones to electric cars, these two Asian nations continue to drive technology forward, but with rare earths an essential component of many electronic goods, these Tokyo and Seoul are scanning the region for new sources of these key minerals.
No wonder: the Advanced Material Japan Corporation (AMJC) said Japan imported 80% of its rare earths from China in ...
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