China’s announcement last week that it would curb exports of antimony, a critical mineral, was another example of global fracturing unfolding in the commodities arena. Recycling offers an obvious way for the US and its allies to shore up their own supplies of several metals and minerals. That said, recycling will not help build and expand the production facilities needed to use these materials.
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