US Rare Earth Prices Hold Steady as Market Watches Asia and Scrambles for Non-China Supply

Rare earth The US rare earth market entered the Easter holiday period in a holding pattern, with duty-paid delivered prices unchanged across the board. But behind the surface calm, a structural realignment of global rare earth supply chains is accelerating — driven by Chinese export controls, Japanese procurement urgency, and a growing Western push to build independent refining capacity. For traders, procurement teams, and downstream manufacturers, the quiet market masks a period of strategic repositioning that will shape rare earth pricing and availability well into 2027 and beyond. Why the U...