Smooth continuation of the rare earth market today, in addition to dysprosium, terbium prices relatively strong, most of the low prices steady or continue to decline, industry business, said, "not optimistic, the downstream market purchases is not strong, this year most of the business losses, factory traders are afraid to stock funds are now on hand to see the stock up. "Rare earth materials market in the doldrums, the downstream businesses do scrap purchase is also more cautious, Shandong, Guangdong and Shanghai, some do waste recycling businesses, said magnetic material is now head N35 price performance is quite low, the price of 65-70 yuan / kg, even less than 65 yuan / kg in the case of both, according to the recycling factory in Ningbo, said head now N35 block material prices have dropped to 75 yuan / kg.

Dysprosium, terbium oxide market, the recent suppliers generally offer higher, according to the manufacturers said the recent Ganzhou dysprosium difficult to purchase, some will not consider shipping cargo operators with a higher offer or continue to rise. According to the Shanghai area vendors said, because without considering the recent shipments, quotes follow the mainstream raised 1.48 million yuan / ton. With the upward price of dysprosium oxide, dysprosium iron prices have been increased, according to Ganzhou businessmen said the actual turnover of 148 million price, the offer is more than up to 1.5 million and above.

Light rare earth market lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium and other current prices temporarily steady, no significant fluctuations in the market, currently lanthanum oxide, cerium oxide with tickets 13,000 yuan / ton, the market price of praseodymium oxide, more chaos, there are businesses in Shanghai expressed with votes at about 420,000 yuan / ton. Neodymium oxide prices continue steady, market outlook is expected to hold still in the doldrums mainly weak.


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According to the British "Jane's Defense Weekly" website reported on November 18, the European Defence Agency, said nearly 90 percent of the world's rare earths from one country: China. Most European countries, the lack of such natural resources and large-scale recycling of rare earth elements "in Europe and less developed." Europe need to work together to determine which areas of vital raw material for its defense, and to ensure the supply of these materials will not be interrupted.

European Defence Agency is planning to launch a new study on this issue, which represents the thrust of this action should be "eased, reducing or even eliminating the" reliance on key materials to provide these non-EU supply side.

European Defence Agency for the study is scheduled to commence in 2015 and the release of tender documents preface: "Raw materials used in the field of defense technology supply disruptions if the situation appears likely to endanger national defense capabilities, including the possible impact on national defense industry research and support capacity defense technology and equipment. "

Type of key raw materials needed for the European defense industry is no secret, but the outside world has known about these materials is not precise enough in the use of the number and distribution of the Member States, in particular, lack of awareness regarding the importance of the relevant material.

A person familiar with the situation defense industry official said: "Some of the big member states have launched their own analysis on this issue, but most countries have neither money, but also lack the expertise to do the work of the European Defence Agency will study. provide a global vision of all member states in order to give the Department of Defense to provide some options. "

According to the European Defence Agency's argument, raw materials for defense and civilian use and equipment are very similar. For example, copper, tungsten, molybdenum can be simultaneously applied to the nozzle throat and jet rudder military and civilian aircraft.

Tender document says: "However, (military field) number is much less likely to use, but high purity grade but this requires a lot of European defense industry used to determine the amount of raw materials and grades.."

Rare earth elements into the defense industry, including dysprosium, erbium, europium, gadolinium, neodymium, yttrium and praseodymium. European Defence Agency said that these elements are "munitions, aerospace, military surveillance systems, and military engine catalytic converters, permanent magnets, batteries, isotope batteries, laser and X-ray tubes are indispensable."

Nearly 90 percent of the world's rare earths from one country: China. European Defense Agency, said most European countries lack such natural resources, but large-scale recycling of rare earth elements "in Europe and less developed."


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According to Japanese media reports said Tokyo University professor Hiroshi Kato Thai and Japanese marine research and development institutions (hereinafter referred to as the marine agencies) found that, in the Ogasawara Islands south of Bird Island waters contain high concentrations of rare earth mud is widely distributed in the seabed of 2 to 4 meters . Japan had thought that if the mud deposited on the rare earth deposits is very thick, it will constitute an obstacle to mining.

According to "Japanese Economic News" reported on November 25, the University of Tokyo and Mitsui Ocean Development, attended the "rare earth mud consortium to promote the development of" established recently, the development of mining technology for the production of rare earth mud from 5600 ~ 5800 m water depth at and seeking to achieve commercialization possibilities.

Dysprosium in rare earth-containing strong magnet for a hybrid motor, and yttrium for the laser element. Professor Kato in 2012 found that in obtaining an international investigation by the South Bird Island Sea seabed mud, containing high concentrations of rare earths. University of Tokyo and marine agencies through last year's survey found that the concentration exceeds 5000PPM (PPM 1 100 live births), reaching more than 30 times China's major producer of rare earth mine. In particular, a large number of distributed mostly Chinese "heavy rare earths."

October 15 - 29, located about 250 km south of Bird Island south of the EEZ (EEZ) of the seabed were investigated. It was found that high concentrations of rare earth mud are widely distributed in the west of the seabed surface waters located in close distance, easy exploitation of position. Distributed in the past was considered to be more than 10 meters deeper position.

After the spring of 2015, but also in the rest of the waters of advancing a detailed investigation. Investigation could be commercialized within the 100 square kilometers of sea. Kato teach, "said Japan's usage of a year in the area and perhaps just one square kilometer can get."

Because over 90% of total global production of China's policy changes, price spikes and supply instability rare events occur frequently. Therefore, the Japanese government is promoting the purchase negotiations with other countries, but there are problems and quality of reserves, China's monopoly status has not changed.

In addition, Japanese industry is by reducing usage and thoroughly promote recycling and other initiatives to deal with the problem.

Last year, the Japanese government to formulate policy guidelines as ocean marine basic plan proposed rare earth mud seabed mining as one of the goals. And to develop rare earth seabed, the need to sink a long pipe on the sea from the ship will suck up mud. Mined more than 5000 m deep seabed resources in the past has never been a precedent.

Many researchers believe that the use of existing technology, mining is feasible. Professor Hiroshi Kato Thai Mitsui Ocean Development and the University of Tokyo as the center of the consortium is studying the use of the pipe to the seabed mud into the air, and then sucked up "gas up" technology.

Institute for Security Studies seminar maritime expert technical analysis, even if the use of existing equipment and technology to exploit the day deep sea sediments contain rare earth will reach about 1,300 tons. If you work 200 days a year, will be able to get 3600 tons of rare earth, equivalent to about one quarter of last year, Japan's imports.

The actual price of rare earth compared to the previous period of time there has been a substantial decline. Reduce mining costs will become an important issue.


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This week most of the rare earth market prices continue steady, some products prices continue to decline, stable prices or dysprosium products rose slightly overall, procurement businesses watching the market, be cautious purchasing smaller market volume.

Praseodymium neodymium products, prices flat this week, the market downturn is not busy, the downstream businesses that purchase because the market is poor, dare procurement, concession vendors offer room for further tightening, mainly offer steady this week.

Lanthanum, cerium products market, to multi-week, no big price changes, according to a recent shipment of businesses that generally small metal volume, because volume is not, almost no profit or low profit. According to Ganzhou, a trader said, now ceria 3N5 still steady at 1.4-1.5 yuan / ton.

Dysprosium, terbium oxide week, the price is still relatively strong, the price is not further substantially increased, with the outlook on prices stabilized at a relatively high level, coupled with the merchant before considering the recovery of funds, has been watching some of the recent high of business subsequent shipments will likely enhanced. Terbium oxide market, although businesses offer relatively strong, but the actual demand is limited, a reduction in state purchasing and storage and commercial purchasing and storage due to the positive market expectations, the price is difficult to further significant increases.

Other oxides market, yttrium, erbium, neodymium oxide recent prices have been deadlocked, traders said, according to Ganzhou area for nearly a week were not adjusted quotes, inquiries deserted, although a small amount of praseodymium oxide deal, but the transaction prices. This week gadolinium products prices continue to dip, the market did not improve, the industry's business that bad if the recent demand, prices may still fall further.


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