Malaysia may allow some exports of raw rare earth, lifting a ban in place since 2024, Deputy Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Syed Ibrahim Syed Noh said.

He told Bloomberg that Putrajaya is facing pressure from Malaysian states and investors, including those from other countries.

"They are knocking at the doors already,” Syed Ibrahim (above) said, in reference to interest from the US, Australia, France, and India...