Rare in smart phones, battery, and hard drives and other electronic devices in the application is known , but the utilization of rare earth metals in a loop but few developers . This will not only reduce the e-waste emissions and can ease the crisis in the supply of these metals , while the end user is no longer a resource depletion or too costly to worry .

Last week, specializing in hazardous waste disposal VeoliaES Massachusetts company opened a new plant in the state , according to "WMW" ( Waste Management World ) article reported that the company working with partners from the fluorescent powder recovery of rare earth elements. Containing rare earth fluorescent powder is a mixture , which is usually used in video screen displays and fluorescent lamps inside .

Factories operated by the VeoliaES have fluorescent, ballasts, batteries, computers, electronic products and mercury-containing waste recycling equipment . Based on "WMW" said, this plant is almost one hundred percent recycled fluorescent in earth, and to prevent harmful to the environment and waste mercury into circulation .

Meanwhile, Belgian researchers found that can be recovered by the wet extraction of neodymium magnets and samarium elements inside .

"This process involves from neodymium and samarium cobalt magnets rare earth elements and other elements in the wet extracted ." Lead researcher Koen Binnemans on " Chemical World " said. "The other elements - including iron, cobalt , manganese , copper and zinc - liquid , and rare earth metal is showing the water phase" ion solution can also be recycled.

Another method , allegedly Ames method , a molten magnesium separated from the rare earth magnets , permanent magnets are crushed into small pieces of metal dissolved in the liquid , the evaporated magnesium is boiled only rare earth elements.

However, it was questioned calls need to do a lot of profitable e-waste . 2010 New York Times article mentioned in the Japanese and holding company with a recycling plant to refine rare earths, the computer chips crushed to 2 cm after melting at 1400 degrees Celsius . This plant process 300 tonnes of waste a day but only outputs 150 grams of rare earth metals .
" Chemical World " quoted Binnemans argument, although less than 1% of the rare earth elements are recycled , 20% of global demand can thus met.

" Recycling is only partially solve the supply problem , not replace ore production, only as a supplement ," he said through an integrated loop ore production and use , from the Western countries, the future may be largely dependent on Chinese supplies .

However, this seems too optimistic , given to about 95 percent by the Chinese supply of rare earth elements , some of the rare earth consumers through the loop by reducing raw material costs, reduce dependence on foreign resources . Several large car manufacturers have declared the use of rare earth loop plan , and the need to reduce vehicle production of the rare earths used.

Honda has developed a new hybrid car from used nickel metal hydride batteries in the recycling of rare earth first step. Based on Honda's argument, this method can be extracted from the waste batteries in 80% of the rare earths, 99 % purity , can reach the level of ore processed . Honda declare their goal is not only from the battery in refining rare earth metals, and other components from the production line is also extracted .

Other car manufacturers are also trying to reduce the amount of rare earths . 2012 Toyota declare that they have developed a need to use rare earth production of hybrid cars approach. GM also confirmed dysprosium element in reducing engine technology has been used in an amount close to a breakthrough. Ford has stated that they will use lithium-ion batteries instead of nickel-metal hydride batteries, the move will make the company spend on earth annually by 50 million pounds.

Although rare earth loop from the terminal application use and reduce demand for rare earths is a worrying trend , but the fact is that the use of rare earth loops , especially for the electronics industry , it is still the initial stage, but also in the foreseeable future unlikely to significantly cut demand . Either way, the end user to use the new technologies in order to reduce costs to improve profit margins , investors will still be wise to keep the use of rare earth loop aspects of development .


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Currently more deserted rare earth market, the price of dysprosium price level in addition to the more obvious downside, most product prices remained stable, and near the end of the month, some companies achieve sales targets, to reduce transaction enthusiasm, temporarily not significantly adjust prices.

Yttrium oxides market traders offer for several weeks now, steady, price volatility is not, offer significantly higher than 6,7 1.5-2 yuan / ton or so, but in August prices flat.

Oxide market, according to industry insiders indicate Ganzhou grass Shen praseodymium month contract situation is better, the price is also from the beginning with a vote 53-54 yuan / ton up to 57-58 yuan / ton or so, praseodymium market supply has been slightly nervous, compared lanthanum, cerium, neodymium, erbium oxide, etc. are more good sales. Neodymium oxide market prices stable, the current price 36-37 yuan / ton.

Gadolinium-based products market, currently gadolinium oxide and gadolinium iron prices compared with the previous two weeks, a slight reduction in supply of high-priced, high-priced supplier before the newspaper quoted return to the mainstream. Currently gadolinium with ticket 20 yuan / ton, gadolinium-iron with votes 215,000 yuan / ton.

Magnetic scrap market, many recyclers reflect today's market is not good pricing, market price confusion, overall prices showed a downward trend. According to traders reflect Linyi City, there are currently at 110 yuan / kg to close long, 130 yuan / kg received tiles phenomenon, this price is higher than the day before yesterday has decreased significantly. While recyclers reflect daily for two days prior to receipt ratio decreased. Consolidate the market and some prices, currently short of 102-104 yuan / kg, long 111-114 yuan / kg, tile 133,134 yuan / kg, the market trading mentality is different offer also high and low, and the current market movements rapidly.


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August 26 morning, the Ministry of Land and 11th ministerial office will be considered and approved in principle the " Land and Resources issued in the year 2013 rare earth ore mining tungsten ore antimony total control of the notice" ( hereinafter referred to as "Notice" ) , to determine this year the country will maintain the same total amount of ionic rare earth mining , rare earth ore ( rare earth oxides REO) total control of mining 46,900 tons .

Tungsten, antimony, rare earth output tighter control

From the calendar year issued indicators situation, tungsten 2006-2012 the number of indicators issued increasing compound growth rate of 4% , antimony ore mining aggregates 2009-2012 CAGR of 5%. However, rare earth ore and tungsten ore antimony there is a difference , in 2009 there had total control of mining index lower case , is 82,300 tons ; 2010 this indicator increased to 89,200 tons ; 2011 national total control of rare earth mining continues based on the increase in the previous 4,600 tons to 93,800 tons , of which 80,400 tons of rare earth light , medium and heavy rare earth 13,400 tons ; while in 2012 and 2011 a considerable amount of targets .

Earlier this year , the Ministry issued a 2013 year the first batch of tungsten , antimony , rare earth mining total control . Which, in the rare earth mining indicators, rare earth ore ( rare earth oxides REO) total control of mining 46,900 tons , of which ionic index 8,950 tons of rare earth ore , rock -and-light rare earth ore targets 37,950 tons . According to "notice ", this year the country will continue to maintain the same total amount of ionic rare earth mining - that is nearly three years to maintain the same total amount ; tungsten mining maintain total control standards in 2012 ; antimony mining total control moderately reduced . Show not only for control of rare earth minerals out more stringent , the state of tungsten, antimony output control is also increasingly tighter .

Guangdong has only four rare earth ore mining permits

As rare earth reserves in Guangdong province in recent years, controlling the total rare earth mining conditions also showed a contraction . From the Provincial Department of Information , 2010 , the Ministry issued indicators of 2,000 tons ; 2011 to 2200 tons ; But in 2012 issued the first batch of 1,100 tons , the Ministry of Land Resources issued the second batch of indicators does not allocation Guangdong indicators, but at the end of the Guangdong added 800 tons , so the year is 1900 tons. Now issued in early 2013 rare earth mining enterprises and control indicators ( first batch ) decomposition of shows this year and last year, the first batch of the first indicators of the number of indicators remained unchanged for 1,100 tons .

But it is worth noting that, with Guangdong 's rare earth reserves of rare earth industry chain and value compared to 2000 tons per year up and down the Guangdong mining index does not appear to match.

It is understood that at present only four rare earth mine in Guangdong have mining permit. But according to industry sources, the current year 's rare earth smelting and separation of Guangdong targets close to 10,000 tons ; According to the " Rare Earth Industry Development Plan , Guangdong Province ( 2008-2020 ) " , the output value of Guangdong Province, the rare earth industry chain will exceed 1 trillion in 2020 million. But in fact to 2012 , this goal had been achieved ahead of schedule , by 2020 the figure is more likely to double.

It is understood that , in addition to the illegal exploitation of rare earth ore to increase the crackdown , according to the provincial government issued "on the province to promote the views of the rare earth industry consolidation " , the province will also be rare earth resources and timetable proposed integration of industrial chain , is expected to basically completed the end of 2015 the province 's rare earth industry chain integration .


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Recently, the Minister of Land, party secretary, the State Land Chief Inspector Jiang Daming chaired the 11th meeting of the Ministers office will be considered and approved in principle the "MLR issued in the year 2013 rare earth ore mining tungsten ore antimony total control indicators notice "to determine the country this year will remain unchanged total ionic rare earth mining, while modest increases in mining rare earth mineralization indicators; tungsten mining maintain total control standards in 2012; antimony mining modest reduction in total control .

"As the time draws near earth exchange operator, rare earth price stability mechanism will strengthen, A-share market in the relevant listed company will certainly benefit from it." Guotai Junan Investment Adviser Sun Ying said that in the afternoon, so investors should pay close concerns related to stock investment opportunities.

Since since July 2011, rare earth prices experienced a decline in nearly two years, so that the cost of production of rare earth prices of basic regression, the recent rebound in the price of rare earth in part the return value. In addition, China's rare earth industry regulation, overseas rare earth mine production delays of production are also important factors. "Baotou Rare Earth Products Exchange is scheduled to run in October by the Baotou Rare Earth, Xiamen Tungsten and other rare earth production and circulation enterprises jointly funded the establishment involved in the formation of 12 shareholders Exchange business capacity accounted for over 80% of the country's rare earth." Sun Ying said that with the exchange operator time is approaching earth, rare earth price stability mechanism will be strengthened.


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