HAMBURG, Germany -- Germany is taking steps toward recycling critical minerals and rare earths to wean off a dependence on China, but it is finding Chinese competition hard to beat even in this area.
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Germany feels China heat even in recycling of critical materials
Japan's Jogmec cited as model in nascent project, but Chinese snap up too much scrap
A researcher examines magnetite particles, which have been drawn to the right side of the vial by a magnet. (Courtesy of Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf )
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