Prices have increased by as much as three times since May, hurting companies such as Hitachi Metals Ltd. (5486), which makes magnetic and electronic materials, said Shinya Yamada, a Tokyo- based analyst at Credit Suisse AG. Higher costs may drive users to avoid applications based on the 17 chemically similar elements entirely, Yamada said...
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