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South Korea turns to Japan to reduce rare earth reliance on China

Marc Howe | January 05, 2013 | 3:00 am Battery Metals Asia China Europe Rare Earth 

South Korea has diversified its sources of rare earth minerals in order to diminish reliance upon monopoly supplier China, which currently accounts for over 90% of global production. Global Times reported last month that South Korea's customs data indicates that...

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