Rare earths shortage hits Foxconn unit; Apple AirPods production in India faces hurdles

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The Apple vendor said production hasn’t been disrupted. It had begun making AirPods at the India plant in April last year, as part of Apple’s broader strategy to diversify manufacturing from China. The earbuds contain neodymium and dysprosium, among other rare earth metals. Neodymium, used as a magnet, is mined in China and elsewhere.