Production of rare-earth metals (REM) in Russia could increase sevenfold, said Anton Alikhanov, Russian Minister of Industry and Trade at a meeting of the Federation Council Committee on Economic Policy. "We have already developed the basic technologies for separating substances for rare and rare-earth metals. Thanks to large projects with interested investors, we expect to increase our own production of REM sevenfold, reducing dependence on imports to a minimum level," he said. Earlier, Russian ...

The authorities are planning to create a production cluster in Murmansk Region focused on the deep processing of rare-earth metals (REM). This was announced by Alexei Chekunkov, Head of the Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East and Arctic. He emphasised the unique potential of the region due to the presence of large deposits such as Lovozero and Afrikandskoye. They hold significant reserves of cerium, lanthanum and neodymium. In an interview with TASS, Chekunkov emphasised that ...