In the first half Shouchu be rare, rare earth supply is expected to repair relations

It is understood that since December 2013 , rare earth prices fell slightly . Data show that 13 December 2013 , the price of rare earth carbonate was 27,000 yuan / ton -2.8 yuan / ton, the price of lanthanum oxide was 22,000 yuan / ton -2.3 yuan / ton, the price of praseodymium oxide 56 yuan / ton -58 yuan / ton, the price of neodymium oxide to 315,000 yuan / ton -32.5 yuan / ton.

February 12, 2014 , were again above the price of rare earth products have different degrees of decline , in which the price of rare earth carbonate of 24,000 yuan / ton -2.5 yuan / ton, the price of praseodymium oxide is 55 yuan / ton -57 yuan / ton, the price of neodymium oxide is 30 yuan / ton -31 yuan / ton, the price of lanthanum oxide was essentially flat .

In this regard , some analysts have pointed out that from the historical data, January to February is a rare earth demand season, March to May is usually significantly qoq growth of rare earth exports . Therefore, institutions predict that with the gradual recovery in downstream demand after the Spring Festival , rare earth prices are expected to re- stabilizes.

In addition, since December 2013 , emerging market countries may be expected for the purchasing and storage of copper, nickel , tungsten concentrates and other metal species. Because of its heavy rare earth strategic importance and scarcity, are more likely to become the subject of one of the state purchasing and storage . If the country in the first half of 2014 carried the rare earth reserve, is expected to repair the relationship between the rare earth supply , boost prices. If the first quarter of 2014, the country plans to gradually implement purchasing and storage , optimistic judgment , rare earth prices are expected upward price increases will reach about 15%.


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