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10/28/2010  China Signals Further Rare-Earth Cuts - …  Dow Jones Reprints: This copy is f or y our personal, non-commercial use only . To order presentation-ready copies f or distribution to y our colleagues, clients or customers, use the Order Reprints tool at the bottom of any article or v isit See a sample reprint in PDF f ormat. Order a reprint of this article now  ASIA NEWS  OCT OBER 18, 2010 China Signals More Cuts In Its Rare-Earth Exports By JAMES T. AR ED D Y Bloomberg News Workers handle ingots of neodymium, a rare-earth element, in Tianjin, China. (Please see Corrections and Amplifications below.) SHANGHAI—Chinese officials are signaling plans to further reduce rare-earth exports next year, sustaining its controls of the metals—key ingredients in high-technology batteries and defense products—that have already severely frustrated foreign governments. Reducing the export quotas is under consideration, but its too early to talk about any reduction rate, Lin Donglu, secretary general of the Chinese Society of Rare Earths, told Dow Jones Newswires on T uesday. T he state-run English- language China Daily on T uesday quoted an unnamed Commerce Ministry official suggesting that cuts of as much as 30% from already-trimmed 2010 levels are possible. The Commerce Ministry  Associated Press Chunks of chemically processed rare-earth metals are show n in Beijing. denied the specifics of that newspaper report in a statement published by the Xinhua News Agency on Wednesday, saying the figures are groundless while reiterating past statements that restrictive measures on exploitation of the resources will continue.  …/…/SB100014240527023035509…  1/5 10/28/2010  China Signals Further Rare-Earth Cuts - … China will continue to supply rare earth to the world, the Ministry of Commerce said in its statement to Xinhua. Speaking at a conference on rare-earth elements in southeastern China on Tuesday, Chinese officials, including a Commerce Ministry deputy direct