Foreign media said the Chinese have made ​​rare earths

According to reports, about two years later , the U.S. rare earths will begin in Montana and Idaho border exploitation of rare earth . This mine could become the United States a new, non- Chinese rare earth sources.

But now, in addition to China , the world's almost no other place has the ability to process rare earths into the manufacture of electronic equipment and weapons components required for the core material .

China 's share of global output of rare earths recently has been reduced . Fears that Chinese control of rare earth supply too much , but even so, China still dominates the rare earth complex and serious pollution intermediate processing step, rare earth metals and mining transformed into a magnet . For example , China provides 80% of the world production of rare earth elements neodymium special magnets, widely used in other products from the elevator to the cruise .

U.S. RE CEO Kevin Cassidy said , "I'm surprised that these people have not yet linked thinking. "His company plans to build facilities in the United States of rare earth processing , but this investment will be very expensive , but also need to run many regulatory agencies for approval.

Three years ago, China announced on 17 kinds of rare earth elements to tighten export controls , alarmed tech industry . Rare earth prices rose in 10 times. Then U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will be the moment of panic described as " Exhale ."

U.S. mining companies all over the world began to look for rare earth minerals . Perth, Australia -known rare earth mining consultant Dudley Kingsnorth said that with the new rare earth ore was discovered in 2011 and 2012 , China 's share of global rare earths supply was reduced from 93% to 86 %.

Chinese export policy has been to Beijing, Washington and other governments focus of controversy in the WTO. WTO 10 months of this year ruled that some of China's rare earth export restrictions implemented is illegal.

But when it comes to rare earths processing, China faces almost no competition . See Wang Qin ( transliteration ) was seen with greasy hands will understand why. 45 -year-old Wang Qin Shenzhen Feller Magnets Corp 's mechanic. This company has dozens of rare earth magnet block cutting machine . After cutting rare earth magnet block becomes imaging as thin blade disk installed in the phone.

Although these computer-controlled saws accurately in accordance with the specifications of our customers to cut rare earth magnet block , but the machine out of the factory floor but was confused dirty oil . Equipment elsewhere eroded by acid and heat potholes . The company says the product is now half of the domestic market, with the recent 30% increase in the proportion of domestic sales . But the company did not give the work environment , " Wall Street Journal " reply.

China rare earth industry a bad work environment from one angle explains why China can play a key role in the global manufacturing side . China 's chemical fertilizer production and lead-acid battery production in the world of computer parts scrap metal recycling too.

Business executives that China 's pillar industries in the middle , including rare earths processing, will increase the attractiveness of China related industries , thereby consolidate and deepen the China automobile production in the computer to the position of the supply chain .

In 2010, the Chinese government announced to tighten exports of rare earths , said the industry serious environmental pollution, disorderly development of the industry , you need to straighten out . Seeing rare earth prices skyrocketed , investors invested in dozens of the world's rare earth mine started mining projects.

Illinois Metal Technology Co., Ltd. (Illinois-based Technology Metals Research LLC.) Investors Gareth Hatch said that since 2010 , both in California and Australia to enhance the production of rare earth ore began in full swing , and in South Africa , Vietnam, India and mine in Kazakhstan is in the construction phase. But he said that after 2010 the influx of prospectors joined RE mistakenly believe that you are not Chinese -built mines , the supply chain would not be in China.

Many U.S. defense contractors refused to comment on industry trends . Northrop Grumman Corporation (Northrop Grumman Corp) and Lockheed Martin Corporation (Lockheed Martin Corp) will issue kicked to the Aerospace Industries Association of America . The association cites the Congressional Research Service report in September that " the majority of rare earth materials processing is performed in China , which gives China the world's rare earth supply and pricing decisions of a dominant position. "

A Pentagon spokesman said the U.S. military continued to monitor developments , "the domestic and global supply chain of rare earths are more diversified , more robust . " March 2012 , a report by the U.S. military's emphasis on a positive trend for the better , " the U.S. market has the capacity to meet future demand for U.S. government of rare earth. "

Industrial Minerals Company of Australia (Industrial Minerals Company of Australia) Kingsnorth executives expect the proportion of the world's rare earth production in China fell to 63% of the stations may be in 2016 , but he pointed out that China will in the mining and processing of rare earth rare earth ore to mine 9 links champion .

Rare earth ore from the underground to be dug out , will not require ore was screened out, leaving the concentrate , the acid and then through a complex chemical process will separate rare earth elements separated and extracted to the amount of value . 17 kinds of rare earth elements in the physical properties of high similarity , separating them may last for several months , after the 1000 chemical treatment.

In addition to China , virtually no country 's industrial capacity by the separation of rare earth elements . United States, Russia , France and Japan, where the state-owned processing plant some steps , but only China has the ability to handle all the steps .

World Emerging Rare Earth - United States Colorado Molycorp Inc company from California 's Mojave Desert mining of rare earth neodymium and samarium , some plants are shipped to China for processing . Constantine Karayannopoulos , vice president of the company , said, " really need time to develop downstream industries ."

Molycorp said it has invested $ 1.5 billion in California, a new processing facilities , Karayannopoulos estimated cost half or one-third of the plant to improve environmental standards on , including how to recycle wastewater treatment . Molycorp said that despite this, some still cheaper materials processing factories in China . Karayannopoulos estimated that about 60% of the company 's rare earth products are sold to multinational companies located in China .

Karayannopoulos lamented that " too complex supply chain , how to say no exaggeration. "

Currently, only Australia's Lynas Corp. Companies of Chinese dominance in the rare earth processing sectors pose a threat . The company last year opened its rare earths processing plant in Malaysia , but was condemned by local environmental scientist .

However , China is also gradually shift the focus of the rare earth business from the more profitable aspects of export and processing. It was to be compared with the European wineries, " not now export grapes of France . "


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