China's commerce ministry announced on Thursday that it would impose export control measures on technologies related to rare earths, with immediate effect.
Exports of technologies and their carriers related to rare earths mining, smelting and separation, as well as metal smelting, magnetic material manufacturing, and the recycling and utilization of rare earths from secondary sources, will not be permitted without approval, the Ministry of Commerce stated in a press release.
It also noted that exports of technologies for the assembly, debugging, maintenance, repair and upgrading of production lines for rare earths mining, smelting and separation, metal smelting, magnetic material manufacturing, and the recycling and utilization of rare earths from secondary sources will not be permitted without approval.
China also requires overseas organizations and individuals to obtain a dual-use items export licence before exporting certain rare earths-related items to any country or region outside China, according to a separate statement issued by the ministry.
