Or … they could just get their magnets from one of several other countries that have the capability to produce them, but aren’t doing so because there’s no demand for it.
They don’t want to pay the prices required to make it practical to mine and refine these substances in quantity in a developed country that will at least try to deal with the environmental consequences.
Or … they could just get their magnets from one of several other countries that have the capability to produce them, but aren’t doing so because there’s no demand for it.
They don’t want to pay the prices required to make it practical to mine and refine these substances in quantity in a developed country that will at least try to deal with the environmental consequences.