New Delhi, Oct. 23 -- China's tightening control over rare earth exports is set to disrupt the global automobile and defence manufacturing sectors, according to Neha Mukherjee, Research Manager at Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, a London based data and supply chain intelligence platform for rare earth elements.

In an exclusive interaction with ANI, Mukherjee said while the e-mobility industry will face temporary delays, the real long-term impact will fall on defence manufacturing.

"E-mobility is going to hit the hardest in terms of there's going to be a lag, there's going to be a slowdown in the process, but ultimately that market is going to recover," she said. "Because they're not particularly targeting that market or they're not rest...