Malaysia’s REE headstart a boon for us, says Chang

By ZAKIAH KOYA

Nation
Tuesday, 04 Nov 2025

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia has a 10-year headstart in rare earth element (REE) processing technology, which ensures that its sovereignty over the minerals is protected.

It is now critical that Malaysia guards its RM809bil worth of REE deposits and improves its technology for processing the minerals, says Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Chang Lih Kang (pic).

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Tags / Keywords: Malaysia , rare earth element , processing technology , sovereignty , RM809bil , deposits , China , United States , agreement , technology capacity

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