1st Edition
China's Virtual Monopoly of Rare Earth Elements Economic, Technological and Strategic Implications
By Roland Howanietz
Copyright 2018
192 Pages
by
Routledge
190 Pages
30 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
190 Pages
30 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Rare Earth Elements are a group of 17 metals which have a central role in modern industry, increasingly used in the fields of green technologies, high technological consumer goods, industrial and medical appliances and modern weapons systems. Although deposits of Rare Earths are globally dispersed, over 90% of global demand has been provided by Chinese mines since the late 1990s, leading to a... Read more
List of figures
List of maps
List of tables
List of abbreviations
1. Introduction
2. Introduction to Rare Earth Metals
3. Assessment of Rare Earths scarcity
4. The optimal extraction path of Rare Earth Metals for China
5. Adjustments in the regulatory framework of the Chinese Rare Earths sector
6. Conclusions
Biography
Roland Howanietz is a Research Associate and Lecturer in East Asian Economics at the Ruhr University Bochum, Germany
