Economic value of downstream sales at risk from full export controls of rare earths compared to the investment needed to diversify supply chains

Last updated 24 Sep 2026

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Economic value of downstream production at risk outside China. Full methodology detailed in the IEA Global Critical Minerals Outlook 2026 (Section 3.1). Investment needed to diversify magnet rare earth supply chains to meet projected demand outside of China in 2035

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