Malaysia Considers Resuming Unprocessed Rare Earth Exports with Conditions
[SMM Rare Earth Express] The Malaysian government stated that it is evaluating adjustments to its unprocessed rare earth export policy, proposing to allow the resumption of exports of some unprocessed rare earths under conditions such as accompanying investment and technology transfer, in order to balance resource development with industrial development. Deputy Minister Syed of Malaysia’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability said that the relevant policy is still under study, and no implementation timetable has been set. Malaysia has suspended the export of unprocessed rare earths since 2024 to promote investment in the domestic rare earth processing industry. Official data shows that Malaysia has about 16.1 million mt of inferred rare earth resources, with a potential value of approximately 970 billion ringgit.