South Korea imported more than 35 percent of its rare metal raw materials from China in 2023. According to the source, over 93 million tons of lithium hydroxide were imported from China that year.
Share of rare metal raw material imports by South Korea in 2023, by country
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Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources. (August 8, 2024). Share of rare metal raw material imports by South Korea in 2023, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412792/south-korea-rare-metal-raw-material-import-share-by-country/
Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources. "Share of rare metal raw material imports by South Korea in 2023, by country." Chart. August 8, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412792/south-korea-rare-metal-raw-material-import-share-by-country/
Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources. (2024). Share of rare metal raw material imports by South Korea in 2023, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412792/south-korea-rare-metal-raw-material-import-share-by-country/
Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources. "Share of Rare Metal Raw Material Imports by South Korea in 2023, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Aug 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412792/south-korea-rare-metal-raw-material-import-share-by-country/
Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources, Share of rare metal raw material imports by South Korea in 2023, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412792/south-korea-rare-metal-raw-material-import-share-by-country/ (last visited May 17, 2025)
Share of rare metal raw material imports by South Korea in 2023, by country [Graph], Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources, August 8, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1412792/south-korea-rare-metal-raw-material-import-share-by-country/
