Japan will support Malaysia's rare earth refining with ODA.

The Japanese government will begin providing Malaysia with technical support related to rare-earth mining. The plan is to supply geological survey equipment through a Government Development Assistance (ODA) project and to move forward with cooperation on environmentally focused rare-earth refining technologies. This initiative is intended to help Malaysia, which has abundant rare-earth reserves, build a production foundation and diversify rare-earth procurement channels.

This is the first time Japan and Malaysia have launched technical cooperation in the field of rare-earth mining through ODA between the two countries. The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) dispatched experts to Malaysia in February in fields such as resource geology and environmental chemistry to help kick off the project.

Currently, technical personnel from Japan and Malaysia are coordinating communications and discussing the project’s goals, among other activities. The Japanese side also plans to invite around 10 technical personnel from Malaysia in areas such as mineral processing to undergo training in Japan.

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