China Puts New Basket of Materials and Relevant Equipment and Technology into Export Controls On October 9, China's Ministry of Commerce announced five more export control measures on rare earths, super-hard materials, and lithium battery and materials on the heels of two on rare earths earlier in the day. China added the below materials and relevant equipment and technology to export controls, effective November 8: Our view: The materials subject to export controls are all dominated by Chinese producers, a ...