BRUSSELS (Reuters) -EU and Chinese officials in a meeting last week have discussed how to maintain supply of rare earths on which Beijing imposed controls in April, including possible general licences, the European Commission said on Tuesday.
The White House said on Saturday that China will issue general licences for export of rare earths, gallium, germanium, antimony and graphite for the benefit of U.S. end users and their suppliers. The EU has not secured the same benefit.
The EU and Chinese officials meeting on Friday had, however, discussed how to maintain rare earth supply chain stability and committed to further engage on licensing facilitation measures, “including discussing general licences”.
(Reporting by Philip Blenkinsop and Bart Meijer)
