Insights
Sprott Insights offers unique analyses and perspectives from the firm’s leading experts on key topics in precious metals and critical materials.
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Rare Earths: China and the Battleground for Defense, Technology and Energy
In this episode of Metals in Motion, Steve Schoffstall examines rare earths, highlighting supply-demand imbalances, China’s dominance and the global push to build new supply chains. He explains why these materials are emerging as strategic assets across national security, energy transition and advanced technology and introduces the Sprott Rare Earths Ex-China ETF (REXC).
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Could Rare Earth Companies Outside China Be a Rare Opportunity?
Rare earth elements play a critical role across technology, defense and global energy. In this interview with Asset TV, Steve Schoffstall, Managing Partner and Head of ETFs at Sprott, discusses the importance of rare earths, the implications of China’s dominance in the supply chain and how the Sprott Rare Earths Ex‑China ETF (REXC) is designed to provide targeted exposure to the sector.
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