China says it may speed up rare earths application approvals from EU

Reuters Updated - June 07, 2025 at 01:48 PM.

The commerce ministry said it is open to accelerating the examination and approval process to facilitate smoother rare earth supply to EU businesses

China signalled willingness on Saturday to speed up approvals for rare earth exports to European Union firms, in a move seen as an effort to ease trade tensions. | Photo Credit: MicroStockHub

China said on Saturday it was willing to accelerate the examination and approval of rare earth exports to European Union firms.

A statement on the commerce ministry's website also said it plans to issue a final announcement on its trade investigation of brandy imports from the EU on July 5, saying that the two sides were discussing a price pledge.

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Published on June 7, 2025 08:18

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