Rare earth prices or the steady rise

Recalling 2013 , the year the price of rare earth experienced many twists and turns, especially the larger the magnitude of changes in the second half of last year. Third quarter of 2013 , with the launching of the southern part of the area of rare earth remediation activities and the expected impact on the state purchasing and storage , some rare earth products prices have rebounded significantly . Subsequently, in rare unfulfilled expectations and purchasing and storage under the influence of the off-season factors, rare earth prices back into the doldrums, basically taking up most of the gains since the third quarter .

Some analysts said the rare earth rare earth price changes and performance of listed companies is closely related to the price slump , will greatly affect the performance of listed companies in the rare earth . "For example shopkeeper magnetism , the company expects net profit increased considerably, because the company has been developing other businesses , the largest decline Taiyuangangyu the other hand , its net profit drop on the rare earth market appetite with prices fell about . "

Since December 2013 , the rare earth prices fell. 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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