For $400m, the Department of Defence has acquired a 15% stake in MP Materials, making it the largest shareholder in the country’s sole producer of rare-earth metals https://t.co/ohwWo8LFrS ...

America relies on China for around four-fifths of its rare-earth products, giving its rival a worrying chokehold over various industries. To reduce this dependence, the government is betting big on America’s sole producer of rare-earth metals https://t.co/D9ixQRGOTl ...