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• The WTO Rare Earths Trade Dispute: An Analysis

  By Gareth Hatch  |  March 29, 2012

  It can be seen then that China will have to do a better job of demonstrating the validity of its export restrictions on rare earths, than it did for bauxite, fluorspar and the other minerals and materials referenced in the recent dispute.

• Helen O'Malley: Manganese, a Growth Barometer?

  By Brian Sylvester  |  August 24, 2011

  Soaring growth in countries like China and India has led to high global manganese demand. The bulk manganese specialist with CRU International in London, discusses how manganese prices are closely tied to the economy and supply and demand.