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Stephane Sejourne Speaks to The Media - Brussels

Stephane Sejourne, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission, responsible for Industrial Strategy and Prosperity, addresses the media in Belgium, Brussels on March 25, 2025. The EU unveils 47 priority projects for the extraction, processing and recycling of rare earths and strategic metals on European soil, in order to reduce dependence on China and secure supplies for industry, the Critical raw materials act, the plan to secure its metal supplies. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Stephane Sejourne Speaks to The Media - Brussels

Stephane Sejourne, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission, responsible for Industrial Strategy and Prosperity, addresses the media in Belgium, Brussels on March 25, 2025. The EU unveils 47 priority projects for the extraction, processing and recycling of rare earths and strategic metals on European soil, in order to reduce dependence on China and secure supplies for industry, the Critical raw materials act, the plan to secure its metal supplies. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Stephane Sejourne Speaks to The Media - Brussels

Stephane Sejourne, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission, responsible for Industrial Strategy and Prosperity, addresses the media in Belgium, Brussels on March 25, 2025. The EU unveils 47 priority projects for the extraction, processing and recycling of rare earths and strategic metals on European soil, in order to reduce dependence on China and secure supplies for industry, the Critical raw materials act, the plan to secure its metal supplies. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Stephane Sejourne Speaks to The Media - Brussels

Stephane Sejourne, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission, responsible for Industrial Strategy and Prosperity, addresses the media in Belgium, Brussels on March 25, 2025. The EU unveils 47 priority projects for the extraction, processing and recycling of rare earths and strategic metals on European soil, in order to reduce dependence on China and secure supplies for industry, the Critical raw materials act, the plan to secure its metal supplies. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Stephane Sejourne Speaks to The Media - Brussels

Stephane Sejourne, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission, responsible for Industrial Strategy and Prosperity, addresses the media in Belgium, Brussels on March 25, 2025. The EU unveils 47 priority projects for the extraction, processing and recycling of rare earths and strategic metals on European soil, in order to reduce dependence on China and secure supplies for industry, the Critical raw materials act, the plan to secure its metal supplies. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Stephane Sejourne Speaks to The Media - Brussels

Stephane Sejourne, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission, responsible for Industrial Strategy and Prosperity, addresses the media in Belgium, Brussels on March 25, 2025. The EU unveils 47 priority projects for the extraction, processing and recycling of rare earths and strategic metals on European soil, in order to reduce dependence on China and secure supplies for industry, the Critical raw materials act, the plan to secure its metal supplies. Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Salmon milt for recovering rare earths

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in Tokyo on May 17, 2013, shows a scene from a presentation at the Japan Sustainable Mining, Investment & Technology business forum delivered by Yoshio Takahashi (R, below), professor of environmental chemistry at Hiroshima University, who belongs to a Japanese research team from the university and Aisin Cosmos R&D Co. The team said it has found a more effective and less costly way of recovering rare earths from mineral ores by using salmon milt.

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Rare earths

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows blocks of processed rare earths in Beijing. A World Trade Organization panel on July 5, 2011, issued a report concluding that China's export restrictions on rare metals and other mineral resources is inconsistent with WTO rules, in response to a complaint filed by the United States, the European Union and Mexico.

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Hitachi develops technology to recycle rare earths

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Dec. 6, 2010, shows separated parts of hard disk drive motors which contain rare earths in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture. Hitachi Ltd. said it had developed technology to collect rare earths from components in electric appliances and recycle enough for about 10 percent of the group's usage from 2013.

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Mongolian president at Japan parliament

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian President Tsakhia Elbegdorj delivers a speech at the plenary session room of Japan's House of Councillors, or upper chamber, in Tokyo on Nov. 18, 2010. The president expressed hope that Japanese businesses will join a project to develop natural resources such as rare earths and uranium.

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Japan-Canada bilateral summit in Yokohama

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (2nd from L) and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper (R) hold a bilateral meeting in Yokohama on Nov. 14, 2010, on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit in the port city. The two leaders agreed to work closely on resource issues, including the development of rare earths, and signed an accord to create subcabinet-level talks to boost their security cooperation. (Pool Photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan-Canada bilateral summit in Yokohama

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper shake hands ahead of their meeting in Yokohama on Nov. 14, 2010, on the fringes of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit in the port city. The two leaders agreed to work closely on resource issues, including the development of rare earths, and signed an accord to create subcabinet-level talks to boost their security cooperation. (Pool Photo by Kyodo News)

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Hatoyama, Dung discuss rare earths

HANOI, Vietnam - Former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (L) and Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung speak during their meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Oct. 25, 2010. Dung said he will ask for Japan's help in a possible joint development of rare earths during an upcoming meeting with his Japanese counterpart Naoto Kan.

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Japan-Mongolia summit

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) shakes hands with Mongolian Premier Sukhbaatar Batbold before a meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 2, 2010. The two agreed to cooperate on resource development projects in Mongolia, including one on rare earths, during the meeting. (Pool photo)

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Keidanren asks gov't to ensure rare earths supply

TOKYO, Japan - Hiromasa Yonekura, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, speaks at a meeting with the Economy, Trade, and Industry Ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 30, 2010. Japan's biggest business lobby, also known as Nippon Keidanren, asked the government to ensure a stable supply of rare earth minerals after imports from China stalled amid heightened tensions between the two countries.

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Keidanren asks gov't to ensure rare earths supply

TOKYO, Japan - Akihiro Ohata, minister of economy, trade and industry, speaks at a policy meeting in Tokyo with the Japan Business Federation, better known as Nippon Keidanren, on Sept. 30, 2010. The group asked the government to ensure a stable supply of rare earth minerals after imports from China stalled recently amid heightened tensions between the two countries.

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China rare earths exports to Japan stagnant

TOKYO, Japan - Undated combination file photo taken in Beijing shows chunks of chemically processed rare earths (top) and mini magnets made from the materials. Chinese exports to Japan of rare earths, used in hybrid cars, mobile phones and other high-tech products, have been stagnant since around Sept. 21, 2010.

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Justice League: Crisis On Two (2010)

Owlman Film: Justice League: Crisis On Two Earths (USA 2010) Director: Sam Liu & Lauren Montgomery 23 February 2010 Date: 23 February 2010

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Justice League: Crisis On Two (2010)

The Flash, Wonder Woman, Superman & Green Lantern Characters: , , , Film: Justice League: Crisis On Two Earths (USA 2010) Director: Sam Liu & Lauren Montgomery 23 February 2010 Date: 23 February 2010

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Japan-Mongolia summit

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) shakes hands with Mongolian Premier Sukhbaatar Batbold before a meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 2, 2010. The two agreed to cooperate on resource development projects in Mongolia, including one on rare earths, during the meeting. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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China rare earths exports to Japan stagnant

TOKYO, Japan - Undated combination file photo taken in Beijing shows chunks of chemically processed rare earths (top) and mini magnets made from the materials. Chinese exports to Japan of rare earths, used in hybrid cars, mobile phones and other high-tech products, have been stagnant since around Sept. 21, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Keidanren asks gov't to ensure rare earths supply

TOKYO, Japan - Hiromasa Yonekura, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, speaks at a meeting with the Economy, Trade, and Industry Ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 30, 2010. Japan's biggest business lobby, also known as Nippon Keidanren, asked the government to ensure a stable supply of rare earth minerals after imports from China stalled amid heightened tensions between the two countries. (Kyodo)

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Keidanren asks gov't to ensure rare earths supply

TOKYO, Japan - Akihiro Ohata, minister of economy, trade and industry, speaks at a policy meeting in Tokyo with the Japan Business Federation, better known as Nippon Keidanren, on Sept. 30, 2010. The group asked the government to ensure a stable supply of rare earth minerals after imports from China stalled recently amid heightened tensions between the two countries. (Kyodo)

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Rare earths

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows blocks of processed rare earths in Beijing. A World Trade Organization panel on July 5, 2011, issued a report concluding that China's export restrictions on rare metals and other mineral resources is inconsistent with WTO rules, in response to a complaint filed by the United States, the European Union and Mexico. (Kyodo)

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Hitachi develops technology to recycle rare earths

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Dec. 6, 2010, shows separated parts of hard disk drive motors which contain rare earths in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture. Hitachi Ltd. said it had developed technology to collect rare earths from components in electric appliances and recycle enough for about 10 percent of the group's usage from 2013. (Kyodo)

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Mongolian president at Japan parliament

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian President Tsakhia Elbegdorj delivers a speech at the plenary session room of Japan's House of Councillors, or upper chamber, in Tokyo on Nov. 18, 2010. The president expressed hope that Japanese businesses will join a project to develop natural resources such as rare earths and uranium. (Kyodo)

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Japan-Canada bilateral summit in Yokohama

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (2nd from L) and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper (R) hold a bilateral meeting in Yokohama on Nov. 14, 2010, on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit in the port city. The two leaders agreed to work closely on resource issues, including the development of rare earths, and signed an accord to create subcabinet-level talks to boost their security cooperation. (Pool Photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo)

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Japan-Canada bilateral summit in Yokohama

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper shake hands ahead of their meeting in Yokohama on Nov. 14, 2010, on the fringes of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit in the port city. The two leaders agreed to work closely on resource issues, including the development of rare earths, and signed an accord to create subcabinet-level talks to boost their security cooperation. (Pool Photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo)

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Hatoyama, Dung discuss rare earths

HANOI, Vietnam - Former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (L) and Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung speak during their meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Oct. 25, 2010. Dung said he will ask for Japan's help in a possible joint development of rare earths during an upcoming meeting with his Japanese counterpart Naoto Kan. (Kyodo)