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Welcome to Metal Event’s Rare Earths Community – here you will find news and information about the rare earths markets, including pricing data from China, company information and analysis of this important industrial sector.

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REE prices settle w/e June 27 – Baiinfo

The prices of rare earth fell slightly this week especially praseodymium, neodymium, dysprosium and terbium. Affected by the G20 meeting on trade and critical metals/rare earth elements and sporadic ongoing discussions, merchants of praseodymium and neodymium started to ship with lower quotations. While the prices of dysprosium products also edged down due to increased supplies […]

Heavy rare earths lead price rises – w/e June 17 – Ruidow

The surge in the prices of heavy rare earth products followed by the rise in the prices of erbium oxide and other products On June 17, China Southern Rare Earth Group announced the list price of some products for this week. Compared to the previous announcement, medium and heavy oxides witnessed a strong rise. Some […]

Rare Earth Prices continue to rise – w/e June 13 – Baiinfo

This week, the prices of rare earth kept moving up generally, especially praseodymium, neodymium, dysprosium and terbium. The quotations of praseodymium and neodymium products inched up amid flat transactions heard this week, but most NdFeB plants were adopting a wait-and-see stance amid with ample inventory of raw materials. The prices of terbium oxide and terbium […]

China takes steps on REE exports to allay trade pressures – BAIINFO

The National Development and Reform Commission held its regular press conference earlier this week at which it emphasised the importance of the rare earth industry and explained the possible related policies of industrial development to be released in later. It also mentioned that under the Sino-US trade friction, China is critical of being put under […]

Rare Earth prices stabilise after surge – BAIINFO – 7 days ending May 30

This week, the prices of rare earth were stable to up overall after price surge in last week. The prices of dysprosium and terbium were also higher in limited dealings last week, but they were close to the actual dealing price heard this week. Earlier this week, the quotations of praseodymium and neodymium edged down […]

Lynas and Blue Line Corp sign MOU for REE separation capacity in USA

Australia’s Lynas Corporation Limited and Blue Line Corporation, a Texas Corporation, are pleased to announce the signing of an MOU for a joint venture to develop Rare Earths separation capacity in the United States. Lynas is the largest producer of Rare Earth materials outside of China and has captured a significant percentage of Rare Earth […]

The rare earth market shows initial signs of stability after a brief pull-back – Ruidow – May 30

Rare earth prices shot up across the board last week, for several reasons, but the supply-and-demand factor alone is not enough to cause such rapid growth. Excessive press speculation and price gouging by middlemen, eventually resulted in a week’s accumulation of gains being cut almost directly in half. As the rate of growth gradually deviates […]

An All-round Soaring for Rare Earths, Going from Strength to Strength – Ruidow – May 24

China’s light rare earths supply has seen tightening as the potential of the trade war with the USA is felt, and from the impact of China’s import ban on REE concentrates and ores from Burma. The market has undergone a gradual advance after last week’s warming-up as President Xi Jinping visited magnet producer JLMag. The […]

NdPr prices remain stable – Baiinfo – November 29

This week, NdPr prices remained stable, and dysprosium and terbium prices rose slightly. Myanmar ore was limited to import, so the volume imported by Southern Rare Earth Group shrank immediately. Output of medium and heavy rare earth oxide reduced largely so that it supported dysprosium and terbium prices to rise. Merchants in the dysprosium and […]