Survey: European companies still affected by export controls on rare earths

RECORD DATE NOT STATED Aerial photos show the containers for import and export cargo are in order, and gantry cranes and trucks are busy working in the cargo yard of Ganzhou International Inland Port, Ganzhou City, east China s Jiangxi Province, 4 November, 2022. Busy transportation for foreign trade goods in Ganzhou PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxFRA

China's export controls on rare earths are causing bottlenecks in Europe: only 19 out of 141 licenses applied for have been approved, according to a survey by the EU Chamber of Commerce in China. Companies are facing production stoppages and millions in losses.

Amelie Richter

Last updated: 21. September 2025

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Survey: European companies still affected by export controls on rare earths

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