- China will scrap export duties on rare earths and some metal products.
- Export duties will be removed on a wide variety of metal products, including those on rare earths, molybdenum, tungsten and some aluminum products, effective May 1.
- Beijing is attempting to boost exports, which fell 15% year-over-year in March.
- Currently, China levies export duties between 15% and 20% on rare earths products while molybdenum products carry export duties of 5% to 20%.
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