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China’s rare earth export control exposes global supply-chain vulnerability, pushes G7 to confront single-source dependence
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Rare earth elements were formed billions of years ago through cosmic processes, but their importance has never been more immediate. Once treated as a niche mineral group, rare earths now sit at the centre of the global contest for its strategic value in developing technology, clean energy, defence capability, and industrial security. And in this contest, the winner is not who owns the maximum reserves, but who is efficient in processing, refining, and turning into usable industrial inputs. An ...
UK and Japan announce $24B investment deal focused on infrastructure and clean energy
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Japan and the United Kingdom have unveiled a series of agreements that could lead to Japanese companies investing up to USD24 billion (EUR 18 billion) in Britain over the coming years. The announcement followed talks in London between UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi ahead of the G7 Summit in France. Starmer said the agreements marked a "new era of co-operation" between the two countries. Under the package, about USD 12 billion is expected to be inves ...

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MBK Partners has completed the acquisition of Japanese aluminium packaging producer Altemira Holdings, a deal that successfully cleared Japan's economic security review process. The private equity firm acquired a controlling stake in Altemira from Apollo Global Management. The transaction was valued at approximately JPY 130 billion (USD 811 million) on an enterprise value basis. The deal comes just weeks after MBK withdrew from its planned acquisition of Makino Milling Machine, which faced o ...
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