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    China bars some strategic mineral exports to Japan, including gallium, dysprosium and terbium

    Question

    China bars some strategic mineral exports to Japan, including gallium, dysprosium and terbium

    Direct answer

    The restriction is negative for Japanese chip and industrial supply chains and supportive for non-China sourcing alternatives and specialty-materials pricing.

    Original publisher
    Market Ontology
    Evidence through
    2026-08-23
    Published
    2026-10-20
    Revision
    1 · 2026-10-20

    Cite as: Market Ontology, “China bars some strategic mineral exports to Japan, including gallium, dysprosium and terbium”, revision 1, evidence through 2026-08-23. https://marketontology.com/market-events/2026-08-23/china-bars-some-strategic-mineral-exports-to-japan-including-gallium-dysprosium-1ca23c

    GEOPOLITICAL
    China bars some strategic mineral exports to Japan, including gallium, dysprosium and terbium
    The restriction is negative for Japanese chip and industrial supply chains and supportive for non-China sourcing alternatives and specialty-materials pricing.
    6762.T7203.TREMX
    Impact
    80
    AUG 23
    SIG
    6762.T7203.TREMX
    China bars some strategic mineral exports to Japan, including gallium, dysprosium and terbium
    The restriction is negative for Japanese chip and industrial supply chains and supportive for non-China sourcing alternatives and specialty-materials pricing.
    Impact
    The restriction is negative for Japanese chip and industrial supply chains and supportive for non-China sourcing alternatives and specialty-materials pricing.
    Affected
    6762.T7203.TREMX
    Source facts

    How this development reaches the affected companies

    AssetExposure and channelDirectionEvidence
    6762.TJapanese industrial and electronics supply chains can face higher input risk when strategic materials are cut offDown1-5dcustoms data showed zero exports of gallium, dysprosium, terbium and yttrium to Japan in June
    7203.Tautomotive manufacturing is exposed to magnet and material supply chains, but the direct price direction is not established by the sourceWatch1-5dthe restriction covers rare and strategic materials used in advanced manufacturing
    REMXsupply restrictions on rare materials can support non-China alternative suppliers and related basketsUp1-5dChina's customs data showed strategic mineral exports to Japan dropped to zero

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