Apple’s investment in the mining company MP Materials will also help the tech giant reduce its dependence on China for rare earth metals.

MP Materials will supply Apple with magnets it produces at a Texas facility, expanding Apple’s U.S. supply chain at a time when President Trump has pressured Apple to do so.

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