Japan to promote the removal of rare earth in China, worries and then out control measures

Foreign media said the Chinese government announced the cancellation of rare earth export quotas. Since the beginning of 2010 the export control issues finally come to an end road. Chinese rare earth export restrictions during the Japanese companies to promote the development of alternative technologies to reduce the amount of rare earth, and therefore the elimination of export quotas of Chinese influence is limited.

According to Japan's "Yomiuri Shimbun" reported on January 7, when China was initially limited to the export of rare earth, rare earth Japan 80% dependent on imports from China. After the implementation of regulation, the market price soared more than tenfold, to the industry caused a great impact.

But after that, the companies take countermeasures. In response to the deregulation of China, Japanese companies reacted relatively flat. Nissan vice president Toshiyuki Shiga said, "the company through technology development, reducing the amount of procurement channels and found outside of China." Toshiba President Hisao Tanaka also said that "the current prices have fallen, had little effect."

After China to implement controls, Japanese companies are looking for sources of rare earths outside of China. Honda in 2013 to achieve the recycling of rare earths from used hybrid car batteries.

Reported that, with the increase in the amount of rare earth imports from outside of China, Japan's dependence on Chinese rare earth enterprises in the year 2013 fell by 60%. Various companies are accelerating the reduction in the use of rare earths. Hitachi Industrial Equipment Systems produced without the use of rare earth industrial engines. Toyota subsidiary of special steel manufacturers have developed a 3 percent decline in the amount of rare earth magnet car engine.

Japan's domestic demand for rare earths has increased from 32,000 tons in 2007, fell to 13,000 tons in 2013.

However, the rare earths are indispensable raw materials market potential of electric vehicles, fuel cells and wind power and the like. Professor, Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo Toru Okabe said, "In the future, China will increase the amount of their own, may also implement new controls. Japanese companies need to continue to take action."


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