2. Categories

      Procurement Topics: Contract Management, Demand Management, Invoicing & Payment, Outsourcing, Preferential Procurement, Procurement Ethics, Procurement Technology, Risk Management, Sourcing, Spend Analysis & Benchmarking, Supplier Diversity, Supplier Relationship Management, Sustainable Procurement, Value creation
      B2B Social Media: Online Supply Communities, Open Innovation, SM B2B Marketing, SM Customer Driven Support
      Industry Groups: Construction, Defence & Aerospace, Education, Financial Services, Healthcare, Manufacturing & Automotive, Public Sector, Resources, Retail & CPG/FMCG, Utilities
      Categories / Commodities: Business Travel, Capital Equipment, Construction & Building, Electronic & High Tech, Fuels & Lubricants, Managed Print Services, Marketing & Advertising, Metals & Minerals, Office Suppliers, Services Procurement, Transport & Logistics
      Procurement People: Careers, Leadership, People on the move, Talent Management

  3. Quotes

    1. “ I think that in this electoral season (in France and the United States), China-bashing is on the rise. Hence the action. ”
      By Jonathan Fenby
    2. “ Beijing uses export controls and its monopolistic position as producer of 96 percent of all rare earth minerals as the basis of a strategy to build world-class companies that create jobs. ”
      By David Abraham
    3. “ In fact China adds a small fraction of value to such a product - as reflected in the final price - usually at the assembly stage. China's share is well below 10 percent. ”
      By Pascal Lamy
    4. “ The US will probably yell and scream about this in this case but against China they will be very happy about it. ”
    5. “ This is a very important win for us. ”

  4. Topics Mentioned


  1. Grow by the rules, rare earth rivals tell China

    iol.co.za (Mar 19 2012) Metals & Minerals

    1. An unprecedented legal attack on Chinese trade policy may fall short of its immediate goal of increasing rare earth supplies, but it is just one of several battles in a bigger campaign: defence of the old economic order against China.

      The complaint brought by the European Union, the United States and Japan - that China is illegally choking off exports of rare earth metals - is the first coordinated litigation at the World Trade Organization by three of the four top trading powers against the fourth.

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