‘Times when I put my head on the desk’:Lynas CEO goes from hard times to boomtime

‘Times when I put my head on the desk’:Lynas CEO goes from hard times to boomtime

Australia-listed Lynas – the only major producer of rare earths outside China – has known more hard times than most. But now rare earths are back in hot demand amid the global push to cut carbon emissions.

  • byNick Toscano

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Miner Iluka joins EV charge with $1.2b rare earth refinery

Miner Iluka joins EV charge with $1.2b rare earth refinery

Mineral sands miner Iluka will spend $1.2 billion to produce rare earths essential for electric vehicles and wind turbines with backing from a federal fund designed to help wean the west off a reliance on China for critical minerals.

  • byPeter Milne andColin Kruger
Rare earths miner Lynas forced to charter its own ships to avoid COVID disruption

Rare earths miner Lynas forced to charter its own ships to avoid COVID disruption

‘Many supply chains are yet to return to normal,and we see this continuing for some time,’ says Lynas CEO Amanda Lacaze.

  • byColin Kruger
Rare earths market draws a crowd as new Lynas rivals gear up

Rare earths market draws a crowd as new Lynas rivals gear up

Lynas’ soaring share price reflects the optimism that the rare earths market is finally ready for prime time. The company now faces a novel threat:New competition.

  • byColin Kruger
Electric vehicles,wind turbine demand drive Lynas’s bumper profit

Electric vehicles,wind turbine demand drive Lynas’s bumper profit

Lynas chief executive Amanda Lacaze says global trends towards electric vehicles,wind turbines and electronics are driving rare earth prices and underpinned a massive rise in profit for the group.

  • byColin Kruger
Lynas boss defends equity raising to fund expansion

Lynas boss defends equity raising to fund expansion

Chief executive Amanda Lacaze said the rare earth group's soaring share price is a vindication of its decision to fund its ambitious growth plans.

  • byColin Kruger
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Lynas highlights global moves to secure rare earths

Lynas highlights global moves to secure rare earths

The rare earths miner said it is actively engaging with governments over plans to ease China’s grip over the crucial sector which has become central to global trade tensions.

  • byColin Kruger
Lynas calls on governments to cough up cash to keep critical minerals projects in Australia

Lynas calls on governments to cough up cash to keep critical minerals projects in Australia

Lynas vice president of upstream Kam Leung told the Diggers and Dealers conference on Wednesday he welcomed the political support but would like to see more financial support.

  • byHamish Hastie
Trump's rare earth executive order boosts Australia's Lynas

Trump's rare earth executive order boosts Australia's Lynas

Australia's Lynas Corp received a boost after President Trump signed an order to stop US reliance on China for rare earths crucial in the electronics and defence sector.

  • byColin Kruger
Australia's race against China's'rare earths weapon'

Australia's race against China's'rare earths weapon'

As supply lines shrink and geopolitical tensions rise policymakers are coming to terms with a gaping hole in the world's development of rare earths.

  • byEryk Bagshaw
Lynas touts geopolitical strength as production takes a pandemic hit

Lynas touts geopolitical strength as production takes a pandemic hit

The rare earths miner says it is expecting higher demand for its ores in the current half year after the COVID-related shutdown of its Malaysian operations crippled production for the June quarter.

  • byColin Kruger