{"id":516391,"date":"2026-06-29T10:06:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T10:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/516391\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T10:06:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T10:06:20","slug":"eu-trade-in-rare-earth-elements-increased-in-2025-news-articles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/516391\/","title":{"rendered":"EU trade in rare earth elements increased in 2025 &#8211; News articles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ecl-u-type-paragraph\"><a class=\"ecl-link\" href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/eurostat\/statistics-explained\/index.php?title=Glossary:European_Union_(EU)\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">EU<\/a> trade in <a class=\"ecl-link\" href=\"https:\/\/single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu\/sectors\/raw-materials\/areas-specific-interest\/rare-earth-elements-permanent-magnets-and-motors_en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">rare earth elements<\/a> grew in 2025, after a steep decline recorded in 2024. <a class=\"ecl-link\" href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/eurostat\/statistics-explained\/index.php?title=Glossary:Import\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Imports<\/a> rose by 17.1%, reaching 15 100 tonnes, while <a class=\"ecl-link\" href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/eurostat\/statistics-explained\/index.php?title=Glossary:Export\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">exports<\/a> rose by 21.1%, totalling 6 700 tonnes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ecl-u-type-paragraph\">At the same time, the value of imported rare earth elements increased by 23.2% to \u20ac124.9 million, and the value of exports grew by 29.9% to \u20ac124.7 million.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ecl-u-type-paragraph\">Rare earth elements are a group of 17 speciality metals with a high supply risk and significant economic importance, used in various high-tech applications, including in everyday technologies like mobile phones and computers, and also in advanced medical technologies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><a class=\"ecl-link\" href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/eurostat\/documents\/d\/products-eurostat-news\/trade-rare-earth-elements-2021-2025\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"EU trade in rare earth elements, 2021-2025  (1 000 tonnes). Chart. See link to the full dataset below.\" data-fileentryid=\"23918119\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/trade-rare-earth-elements-2021-2025.jpg\" width=\"700\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ecl-u-type-paragraph ecl-u-type-align-center\">\u00a0Source dataset: <a class=\"ecl-link\" href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/eurostat\/databrowser\/bookmark\/913ec93d-a2c1-4c47-96c6-19a4b6d7c9d6?lang=en&amp;createdAt=2026-06-19T07:17:09Z\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ds-045409<\/a><\/p>\n<p>China: top supplier of rare earth elements<\/p>\n<p class=\"ecl-u-type-paragraph\">In 2025, most of the rare earth elements were imported from China (46.8% of total weight, or 7 100 tonnes). The second-largest partner was Russia, with 25.9% of imports (3 900 tonnes), and Malaysia came third, with 23.1% of imports (3 500 tonnes). Japan and the United States followed with 1.6% and 0.9%, respectively.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><a class=\"ecl-link\" href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/eurostat\/documents\/d\/products-eurostat-news\/imports-rare-earth-elements-main-partners-2025\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Imports of rare earth elements to the EU, main trading partners, 2025  (% of total weight). Chart. See link to the full dataset below.\" data-fileentryid=\"23918136\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/imports-rare-earth-elements-main-partners-2025.jpg\" width=\"700\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ecl-u-type-paragraph ecl-u-type-align-center\">\u00a0Source dataset: <a class=\"ecl-link\" href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/eurostat\/databrowser\/bookmark\/2961b233-ad0c-4ac8-8e4f-ff2683bf1552?lang=en&amp;createdAt=2026-06-18T15:13:47Z\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ds-045409<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"EU trade in rare earth elements grew in 2025, after a steep decline recorded in 2024. 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