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Western firms in the rare earths sector say they need more government support if they are going to catch-up with their Chinese rivals. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Business , Economics

Simplified: Western firms need more government support to catch up with Chinese rare earths rivals

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11 months ago
That stance explains why securing access to raw materials has been at the heart of recent EU trade deals, such as the one it signed with Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay last year. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Economics , Trade

Simplified: Securing access to raw materials is at the heart of recent EU trade deals

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11 months ago
On a recent visit to Germany, China's foreign minister Wang Yi said it was his country's "sovereign right", as well as being "common practice", to control exports of goods that have both commercial as... 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Government

Simplified: Wang Yi said controlling exports of dual-use goods is China's sovereign right and common practice

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11 months ago
It says Beijing's controls are "unjustified" and "intended to be coercive". 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Government

Simplified: European Parliament says Beijing's controls are unjustified and coercive

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11 months ago
"I think economic cooperation is clearly more powerful than just only pure competition." 0.800

👤 Benjamin Gallezot 📋 News Article 🏷️ Economic , Geopolitics

Simplified: Benjamin Gallezot says economic cooperation is more powerful than pure competition.

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11 months ago
The European Parliament wants the European Commission to do more to reduce that dependence on Chinese rare earths. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Government

Simplified: European Parliament wants European Commission to reduce dependence on Chinese rare earths

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11 months ago
"Having a dependency on a single source – it is dangerous because you cannot know what will happen to this source for various reasons," says Benjamin Gallezot, who is President Macron's adviser on str... 0.900

👤 Benjamin Gallezot 📋 News Article 🏷️ Economic , Geopolitics

Simplified: Benjamin Gallezot says dependency on a single source is dangerous.

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11 months ago
The site is also distinctly noisy and warm as vents continually hum. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Industrial

Simplified: The site is noisy and warm with continually humming vents.

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11 months ago
The French government is supporting this facility with about €20m ($23m; £17.4m) in tax credits. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Government , Finance

Simplified: The French government supports this facility with about €20m in tax credits.

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11 months ago
Significant amounts of chemicals are stored in cylindrical tanks, and give the facility a distinct smell that is similar to a freshly-cleaned hospital ward. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Industrial , Chemicals

Simplified: Significant chemicals are stored in cylindrical tanks giving the facility a distinct smell.

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11 months ago
This 40-hectare site employs more than 300 people. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Employment , Industrial

Simplified: The 40-hectare site employs more than 300 people.

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11 months ago
The room itself is about the size of a football pitch, and home to row after row of huge metal vats within which chemical reactions force the different rare earths apart. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Industrial , Manufacturing

Simplified: The room is about the size of a football pitch with metal vats separating rare earths.

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11 months ago
"The objective of the liquid separation unit will be to purify cerium on one side, lanthanum on the other side," explains production manager Florian Gouneau as we walk up a flight of metal stairs. 0.900

👤 Florian Gouneau 📋 News Article 🏷️ rare earth , separation , cerium , lanthanum

Simplified: Florian Gouneau says liquid separation unit will purify cerium and lanthanum

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11 months ago
This is due to concerns about rivals potentially gaining some of the knowledge that is currently otherwise concentrated in China. 0.800

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ rare earth , facility , security

Simplified: Limited access is due to concerns about rivals gaining knowledge concentrated in China

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11 months ago
However we've been granted special access to one of the separation rooms that are a vital part of the closely-guarded know-how built up since this plant started operating in 1948. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ rare earth , facility , security

Simplified: Author granted special access to separation rooms vital to plant know-how since 1948

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11 months ago
It requires approximately 1,500 processes, and given the unique capabilities of this facility, outsiders are rarely allowed in. 0.800

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ rare earth , processing , industry

Simplified: Rare earth processing requires approximately 1500 processes outsiders are rarely allowed in

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11 months ago
"I think it's absolutely necessary to have our own mines, not necessarily a lot of them, because we can have a mix, but it's important to have our own sourcing," says Mr Kehren. 0.800

👤 Mr Kehren 📋 News Article 🏷️ mining , rare earth , sourcing

Simplified: Mr Kehren says it's necessary to have our own rare earth mines for sourcing

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11 months ago
Projects in Norway and Sweden are amongst the most advanced, but its likely to be another decade before they are ready. 0.700

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ mining , rare earth , Norway , Sweden

Simplified: Norway Sweden rare earth projects are advanced but likely another decade before ready

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11 months ago
There are no operational rare earth mines in Europe. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ mining , rare earth , Europe

Simplified: Europe has no operational rare earth mines

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11 months ago
Solvay CEO, Philippe Kehren, who is cutting the ribbon, says the facility aims to provide 30% of Europe's rare earths by 2030 0.800

👤 Philippe Kehren 📋 News Article 🏷️ rare earth , facility , Europe

Simplified: Philippe Kehren says facility aims to provide 30% of Europe's rare earths by 2030

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11 months ago