Australia’s Lynas in the Pink With Best Rare Earths Outside China

Rare earths dug up and processed into concentrate at Mount Weld in Western Australia, are pictured after being shipped to the Lynas plant in Gebeng, Malaysia, July 3, 2014. Sonali Paul/Reuters

Lynas Rare Earths, which is being wooed by defence and industry for critical supplies, says governments need to move faster to catch up with China’s dominance in the sector.

As the largest producer of rare earth minerals outside of China, CEO Amanda Lacaze says China didn’t make any secret about what it was up to.