The reason for the production of Apple products in China - rare earth elements

Taking into account all the contradictions and statements of the media on the popular topic “Why does Apple produce iPhone smartphones and iPad tablets?”, Motherboard.vice.com reported on another important factor. It is all about rare earth elements (metals) used in production. Cheap labor, lack of environmental standards and rare natural resources used in production make it impossible to transfer production to other countries. What elements are used, the resource is not mentioned, as Apple keeps its secrets under lock and key.

Elizabeth Chamberlain from iFixit, when talking with Cambridge University doctor Tim Coombs, found out that lanthanum is used in the iPad battery, and a number of rare-earth elements are used in the display to produce different colors. The magnets in the cover of the Smart Cover in turn contain neodymium. The fact is that the cost of rare-earth elements is constantly growing, and China controls 95-97 percent of world reserves.

Source: 9to5mac.com

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