China August rare earth exports fall 0.5% from month earlier -customs

China Rare Earth Holdings

07/09/2021 04:08

Sept 7 (Reuters) - China's rare earth exports in August fell
0.5% from the previous month, data from the General
Administration of Customs showed on Tuesday, and falling to its
lowest monthly levels since April.
    Exports of the 17 minerals used in consumer electronics and
military equipment were 3,936 tonnes last month. That was down
from 3,955.4 tonnes in July but up 140% from August 2020, when
overseas demand was severely reduced by the coronavirus
pandemic.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nAZN09RW17
    China is the world's top producer of rare earths.

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da Costa and Christian Schmollinger)
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