Column: Trump 2.0 won’t reverse Biden’s critical minerals push
Donald Trump has described the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) as a "green scam" and vowed to repeal it after he returns to the White House in January.
The prices of rare earth oxides are blasting through the stratosphere. Manufacturers are driving prices in their haste to involve the materials in production of hybrid vehicles, wind turbines, and the most high tech applications of which many sophisticated investors are unaware. These producers need the rare earth ore and are willing to pay for it on the world markets.
China (FXI) has the right stuff, but are claiming — perhaps rightfully — that they need the materials for themselves. In fact, they are in the forefront of venturing abroad to take over promising heavy rare earth mines all over the world. Do not forget China’s bid to control Lynas (LYSCF.PK) in 2009. America once commandeered this mining area, but over the years, China co-opted it and became the world leaders, supplying over 97% of the world’s rare earth supply. North America and Europe need to move fast to develop
