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Australian firm to open Malaysian rare earths plantSydney (AFP) March 10, 2011 An Australian mining company said Thursday it plans to finish building a huge rare earths processing plant in Malaysia late this year, in a possible challenge to China's stranglehold on the metals. The Lynas Advanced Materials Plant (LAMP) in Kuantan is scheduled to begin producing rare earths, which are indispensable in making many high-tech products, in the third quarter of 2011, a Lynas spokeswoman in Sydney told AFP. "The Lynas Advanced Materials Plant is scheduled to come online in the thir ... read more |
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US Senators mostly warm to new China pick US Senators mostly welcomed word Tuesday that President Barack Obama would pick Commerce Secretary Gary Locke as his new ambassador to Beijing, but noted US ties to China would face fresh scrutiny. ... more |
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