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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10446

7 September 2011
Contents Publication in full By article 18 / 22
GENERAL NEWS / (ae) eu/industry
EU stocking rare earths to lessen dependence on China

Brussels, 06/09/2011 (Agence Europe) - The European Union is building up stocks of rare earth metals, which are vital to the high tech sector, in order to reduce its dependence on China, a spokesman for European Industry Commissioner Antonio Tajani said on Tuesday 6 September.

“Firstly, we are working to ensure supply of these minerals from outside the EU, for example from Lain America, Africa or other countries such as Russia. Secondly, we are building up stocks to make better use of the...