Thorium - the product that no-one needs
18 11 22 11:59
Thorium is a radioactive by-product of extracting rare earths from rare earth ores such as monazite.
'The Sacrifice Zone': Myanmar bears cost of green energy
10 08 22 16:10
China's Rare Earth Dominance by James Kennedy
14 02 22 21:05
We do not necessarily agree with some contents of parts of the presentation.
China’s rare earth hub is rolling out massive subsidies to fix the industry’s Achilles heel
20 07 21 05:37
China Resource Tax Implemented 1. Sep 2020
04 04 21 19:51
The West and China have differing classifications for heavy rare earths light rare earths. It matters in terms of China's resource tax. Read More…
China Rare Earth Quota 1st Half 2021
19 02 21 19:48
Rare Earths prices then and now
12 12 20 18:10
China's Old Rare Earth Export Restrictions Under The New Export Control Law
27 10 20 18:29
China's new "Export Control Law" may be new, but the export restrictions on rare earth technology are decades old.
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Read More…Digging in on rare earth, the next front in the US supply chain war with China
10 07 20 07:59
- US scrambling to close the gap with China, which dominates the mining and refining of these essential materials for hi-tech military and consumer products
- The drive to develop in US taps Donald Trump’s themes of reviving extractive industries and ‘reshoring’ American jobs
Read More…Rare Earths Price Charts 2017-2020
01 04 20 13:40
2019 Imports of Major Rare Earths Consumers
15 03 20 15:56
European Union
EU rare earth imports fall 17% in 2019. Largest supplier remains Russia.EU RE imports 2018: 12,467 t
EU RE imports 2019: 10,627 t
United States
USA rare earths import quantity increased 16% over 2018. China's share on imports drops below 80%US RE imports 2018: 17,033 t
US RE imports 2019: 20,231 t
Japan
Japan rare earths import quantity 2019 drops 10%. Malaysia's share of Japan rare earth imports drops by half to 7%.Japan RE imports 2018: 21,054 t
Japan RE imports 2019: 18,879 t
Korea
Korea rare earths imports in 2019 climb 16.3% over 2018.Korea RE imports 2018: 3,153.2 t
Korea RE imports 2019: 3,666.5 t
Taiwan
Taiwan rare earth imports drop 35% year on year.Taiwan RE imports 2018: 1,970.6 t
Taiwan RE imports 2019: 1,268.2 t
Thailand
Thailand RareEarths imports rise 17.3% yoy to US$ 42.3 mioThailand RE imports 2018: $36,085,984.49
Thailand RE imports 2019: $42,290,615.01
Total China exports of rare earths in 2019 were 46,330 t, 13% less than 2018.
Malaysia Rare Earth Exports 2019
01 03 20 18:53
Sources Malaysia Trade Statistics in RM, average exchange rates RM/USD from netcials.com.
Errors & Omissions Excluded.
Russia: The Tomtorskoye Rare Earth Project
12 02 20 13:10
Rare Earths Stocks Performance 2019
05 01 20 14:00
Library with Fascinating Clips about Rare Earths Metals
28 12 19 09:20
China Steel Exports drop further in 2019
13 12 19 10:30
From annualised statistics based on the first 11 months 2019 it is evident, that China's 2019 export of steel will drop again, this time 6%, while China's crude steel output will hit yet another record. Read More…
China Rare Earths Quota 2019 - The Details
11 12 19 15:32
The details of the rare earths output quota by company and province, as published by China's Ministry of Industry & Information Technology (MIIT) Read More…
27th November Critical Raw Materials and Our Green Future workshop
30 11 19 11:10
27th November Critical Raw Materials and Our Green Future workshop - HiTech AlkCarb and SoS RARE celebratory and results launch event, Royal Society, London.
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Read More…Rare Earth: Is China evil?
16 11 19 14:57
Originally, we meant to respond to a post of a junior rare earths miner on LinkedIn, but a short response would not have done justice to the issue at hand.
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Read More…Kiril Mugerman presents Geomega
14 11 19 17:40
Geomega's presentation at the 16th International Rare Earths Conference at Kuala Lumpur and at the Silver & Gold Summit.
Geomega are our cooperation partner in rare earths oxide from recycled magnets. If you require information, specifications or an offer, please contact us.
Geomega are our cooperation partner in rare earths oxide from recycled magnets. If you require information, specifications or an offer, please contact us.
10 Ways Rare Earth Elements Make Life Better
03 10 19 23:35
Rare Earths: The Hidden Cost to Their Magic
21 07 19 20:42
[Illustration by Decue Wu, courtesy of Sarah Lawrence College.]
Rare earth elements are essential to modern life. Luckily the world has plenty of them; unfortunately, getting them out of the ground leaves behind massive environmental damage. Read More…
Rare Earths Metals and the US-China Trade War
16 07 19 17:20
As trade tensions between the US and China continue to develop, questions around resource supply are coming to the fore. Once again everyone is talking about Rare Earth Elements and their supply/demand dynamics.
Innord Appoints Ginger International as Sales Agent for Europe and Asia
14 03 19 19:45
Geomega Resources Inc. (“GéoMégA” or the “Corporation”) (TSX.V: GMA) is pleased to announce that Innord Inc. (“Innord”), a private subsidiary controlled by GéoMégA, has appointed Ginger International Trade & Investment Pte Ltd (“GITI”), as consultants that will serve as Innord’s official sales representative for Europe and Asia. GITI will be responsible for sales of Innord’s rare earth products to designated customers in Europe and Asia and assisting to source feed material in Asia. Read More…
Is China running out of rare earths?
19 01 19 18:56
Why do Chinese companies invest in foreign rare earth resources and import rare earth concentrate to China? Read More…
China: New VAT Refund Upon Export Rates for Steel Products
11 09 18 13:16
China's Ministry of Finance adjusted VAT refund rates for export products upwards on September 5, 2018 (E&OE), valid from September 15, 2018
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Read More…China: New VAT Refund Upon Export Rates for *Steel-Related* Products
11 09 18 10:58
China's Ministry of Finance adjusted VAT refund rates for export products upwards on September 5, 2018 (E&OE), valid from September 15, 2018
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Read More…China's 30% decline in steel exports in 2017
02 05 18 12:22
Chinese steel exports fell from 108,434,262 mt (2016) to 75,692,273 mt (2017), down 30%
Note: 2018 numbers are annualized, based on actual numbers January-April 2018 (source: National Statistics Bureau) Read More…
Note: 2018 numbers are annualized, based on actual numbers January-April 2018 (source: National Statistics Bureau) Read More…
Quo vadis: China Steel Exports Q1-Q3 2017 by Destination
06 11 17 16:57
Chinese steel exports during the first three quarters of 2017 were 59.613 million tons, down 25.5 million tons or 30% year on year.
Analysis: China Steel Exports January-June 2017 down 28%
05 08 17 18:20
In the first half of 2017, China exported 41 million tons of steel, 16 million tons or 28.2% less than during the same period a year ago.
China steel exports down 25% yoy in Q1 2017
16 05 17 11:09
China steel exports in Q1 2017 were 20.7 mio t, a decline of 25.5% compared to Q1 2016. The revenue from these exports, however, was US$ 13.2 billion, a marked increase of 8.2% over the same period 2016. Apart from the top 10 destinations, disproportionally large drops of China steel exports to India, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Iran.
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2016: China Steel export quantity drops 3.5%, steel export revenue down 13%
19 02 17 09:48
China exported 108.4 million tons of steel in 2016, after 112.4 million tons in 2015. The top 10 export destinations represent almost 60% of these exports, up from 55% in 2015. While the quantity was reduced by 3.5%, China's total steel product export revenue declined 13.4% from US$ 62.8 billion (2015) to US$ 54.4 billion (2016). Read More…
Crunching the Numbers: China's Steel Exports Q1-Q3 2016
06 11 16 16:55
China's steel exports from January to September 2016 increased a moderate 2% yoy to 85.1 mio tons. Read More…
China's Plan for Rare Earths until 2020
27 10 16 07:03
Mid October 2016 China's government published an ambitious plan for the development of rare earths until 2020.
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Read More…New China Resource Tax Rates
01 07 16 14:59
On July 1, 2016, the new resource tax rates came into force, as published on the China State Administration of Taxation on May 9, 2016
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Read More…China steel exports up nearly 8% year-on-year over record exports 2015
18 04 16 09:07
China steel exports in Q1 2016 rose 7.9% year-on-year to 27.83 million tons, while in the same period imports of steel dropped 3.3% to 3.23 million tons.
Apparent domestic consumption in China, however, seems to continue its downtrend and might well drop as much as 10% in 2016. As steel output drops only less than half of that, export pressure does not only persist, it increases.
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Apparent domestic consumption in China, however, seems to continue its downtrend and might well drop as much as 10% in 2016. As steel output drops only less than half of that, export pressure does not only persist, it increases.
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