05 Jan Warning – U.S. Chip Plants Vulnerable: Trapped by China’s 92% Rare Earth Hold and 78% U.S. Need
By, Luis Noguerol, Co-Founder and Senior Fellow, MSI² America's profound reliance on China for rare earth elements (REEs) exposes a critical vulnerability in U.S. semiconductor production, as unambiguously outlined in the U.S. Geological Survey's 2025 Mineral Commodity Summaries (U.S. Geological Survey, 2025). The data reveals that the...