- China offers complete industrial supply chain and vast market, while a push toward intelligent manufacturing is boosting corporate confidence.
- Chinese authorities required permission for rare earth exports, leading to shortages, tariffs, and trade tensions affecting global supply chains.
GM secured a multi-year agreement with Vacuumschmelze for rare earth magnets following China's export controls.
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Updated Aug 8
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What happened
GM secured a multi-year agreement with Vacuumschmelze for rare earth magnets following China's export controls.
Who's involved
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Part of
Chinese authorities required permission for rare earth exports, leading to shortages, tariffs, and trade tensions affecting global supply chains.Also in this story
- China is leveraging its control over rare earth exports and magnet production to gain economic leverage and use them as a bargaining chip.
- China implemented retaliatory tariffs and export controls on September 4, 2025.
- Western governments are actively seeking non-Chinese supply sources to mitigate risks in global supply chains.
- Anti-dumping duties were implemented on May 26th to protect domestic industries from predatory pricing by foreign exporters.
The entities involved
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General Motors
American multinational automotive company
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China
cultural region, ancient civilization, and nation in East Asia; mostly refers to the People's Republic of China in political situation and rarely refers to the Republic of China
Coverage
Newest first; wire copies grouped- Just AutoGM strikes deal with Noveon Magnetics for supply of rare earth magnets General Motors (GM) has inked a multi-year agreement with Noveon Magnetics, a US-based company, for the supply of rare earth mag