BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s exports of rare earths in December rose 5.4% from a year earlier, data from the General Administration of Customs showed on Friday.
Exports of the group of 17 minerals from the world’s largest producer were 4,307 tonnes, up from 4,087.60 tonnes in December 2021, the data showed.
The month-on-month increase was 46.2% from November’s 2,949.60 tonnes, a two-year low.
For 2022, China shipped out 48,728 tonnes of the minerals, down 0.4% from the previous year.
(Reporting by Siyi Liu and Dominique Patton; Editing by Clarence Fernandez and Tom Hogue)
