French president Emmanuel Macron said France needs to increase its sources of rare earth supplies, to reduce any vulnerability to supply chain disruptions. (EPA Images pic)PETALING JAYA: French president Emmanuel Macron’s two-day official visit to Malaysia, which starts tomorrow, will focus on diversifying France’s sources of rare earth supplies, which are essential for manufacturing electric motors and electronic devices.
In a post on X, Macron said his visits to Cambodia and Malaysia were aimed at strengthening economic partnerships and safeguarding jobs and industries in France and across the region, Bernama reported.
“In Malaysia, I am coming in particular to diversify our supplies of rare earths. We rarely talk about them, yet they are essential to making the magnets used in certain electric motors and electronic devices,” he said.
