{"id":9664,"date":"2021-05-12T09:00:07","date_gmt":"2021-05-12T09:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2021\/05\/12\/why-everybody-is-stressing-out-about-rare-earth-metals-podcast\/"},"modified":"2021-05-12T09:00:07","modified_gmt":"2021-05-12T09:00:07","slug":"why-everybody-is-stressing-out-about-rare-earth-metals-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2021\/05\/12\/why-everybody-is-stressing-out-about-rare-earth-metals-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Why everybody is stressing out about rare earth metals \u2014 podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><\/div><p> \n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Breadcrumb Trail Links<\/h2>\n<ol class=\"breadcrumbs__items list-unstyled\">\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\"> Transportation <\/li>\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\"> Renewables <\/li>\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\"> News <\/li>\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\"> Mining <\/li>\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\"> FP Energy <\/li>\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\"> Economy <\/li>\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\"> Autos <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<p class=\"article-subtitle\"> Episode 101 of Down to Business podcast <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"published-by\">\n<p>Author of the article:<\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"published-by__author\">Gabriel Friedman<\/span> <\/div><\/div>\n<figure class=\"featured-image\"><picture class=\"featured-image__ratio featured-image-category__renewables\"><\/picture><figcaption class=\"featured-image__caption image-caption\"><span class=\"caption\">Samples of rare earth minerals from left: Cerium oxide, Bastnaesite, Neodymium oxide and Lanthanum carbonate. They may not look like much but they are crucial to industrial societies. <\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Photo by Reuters\/David Becker\/File Photo<\/span> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p>Rare earths are found in all manner of high tech products. But what exactly are they?<\/p>\n<p>This week, Down to Business features Constantine Karayannopoulos, chief executive of Toronto-based Neo Performance Materials Inc, which processes rare earth metals in facilities located around the world.<\/p>\n<p>Neo is not a standard rare earths company in that it doesn\u2019t operate any mines. Instead, it makes magnetic powders and other intermediate products that end up in everything from electric vehicles to wind turbines, solar panels and numerous other high-tech products.<\/p>\n<p>Much to the consternation of leaders in the West, China dominates the rare earths sector, after flawlessly executing an industrial strategy over multiple decades. Karayannopoulos talked about the brewing international tensions over rare earths and their future.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" id=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/19068971\/height\/360\/theme\/legacy\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/\" style=\"--height: 360px; border: none\" width=\"360\"><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\">Listen on Apple Podcasts,\u00a0Spotify,\u00a0Stitcher\u00a0and\u00a0Google Play, where you can also subscribe to get new episodes every Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\">If you have any questions about the show, or if there are topics you want us to tackle, email us:\u00a0downtobusiness@postmedia.com.<\/p>\n<section aria-labelledby=\"moreTopicLabel1103508264315637016522597007776289\" class=\"more-topic\" data-carousel-icon-button=\"\" data-carousel-type=\"list\"><button aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"more-topic__button-prev\" data-carousel-prev=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" title=\"previous\" type=\"button\"\/><\/p>\n<ol class=\"more-topic__items list-unstyled\" data-carousel-slide-list=\"\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<li class=\"more-topic__item\" data-carousel-item=\"\"><picture class=\"more-topic__item-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/wall-street0505.jpeg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/wall-street0505.jpeg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/wall-street0505.jpeg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/wall-street0505.jpeg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&ssl=1&w=240&resize=240&ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/wall-street0505.jpeg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&ssl=1&w=320&resize=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/wall-street0505.jpeg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&ssl=1&w=500&resize=500&ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/wall-street0505.jpeg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&ssl=1&w=640&resize=640&ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/wall-street0505.jpeg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&ssl=1&w=800&resize=800&ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/wall-street0505.jpeg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/wall-street0505.jpeg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/wall-street0505.jpeg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" alt=\"None\" class=\"lazyload\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/wall-street0505.jpeg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80&ssl=1\" height=\"96\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/wall-street0505.jpeg?h=96&strip=all&quality=80,\n                                    https:\/\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/wall-street0505.jpeg?h=192&strip=all&quality=80 2x,\n                                    https:\/\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/nationalpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/wall-street0505.jpeg?h=288&strip=all&quality=80 3x\" width=\"96\"\/><\/picture>\n<h3 class=\"more-topic__item-text\"><span class=\"more-topic__item-text-clamp\"> Former Blackrock insider explains how the ESG investing &#8216;fantasy&#8217; 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