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Article: From Rare Earths to riches: China's stronghold on the Rare Earths market is not sustainable, and outsiders are starting to cash in.(LYNAS RARE EARTHS)
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- Business Asia
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- October 1, 2007
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Considered a "critical mineral/element" by The National Academies in March this year, Rare Earths is undeniably an absolute necessity in this technological age. Especially considering that for most applications that use Rare Earths, there are no suitable substitutes.
Dr Matthew James, Vice President of Lynas Corporation, points out that for the few applications that can still operate without Rare Earths--the performance of that application diminishes dramatically. "For example, without lanthanum used in the catalysts for oil refineries, the yield of oil refineries would drop by 7 per cent. That is equivalent to turning off the oil ...