Rare earth market update on April 7, 2025

At the beginning of the week, domestic rare earth market in China exhibited a mixed pattern of gains and losses.

On April 4, 2025, China’s Ministry of Commerce, in collaboration with the General Administration of Customs, announced export control measures on seven categories of medium and heavy rare earth-related items—samarium (Sm), gadolinium (Gd), terbium (Tb), dysprosium (Dy), lutetium (Lu), scandium (Sc), and yttrium (Y)—effective immediately upon release. This policy is poised to have multifaceted impacts on the rare earth industry, influencing supply-demand dynamics, market prices, and the global industry landscape.

On April 4, 2025, the Ministry of Commerce, in collaboration with the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China, issued an announcement regarding the implementation of export control measures on seven categories of medium and heavy rare earth-related items, including samarium (Sm), gadolinium (Gd), terbium (Tb), dysprosium (Dy), lutetium (Lu), scandium (Sc), and yttrium (Y). These measures took effect immediately upon the announcement’s release.

Rare earth market update on April 3, 2025

This week, the domestic rare earth market maintained a sideways trend, characterized by minimal price changes for most products and low enthusiasm among traders to engage in market activities. Specifically, the price of praseodymium-neodymium oxide rose by approximately 1,000 yuan, a 0.23% increase; terbium oxide increased by about 120 yuan, a 1.86% rise; and dysprosium oxide also saw a similar increase of around 120 yuan, up 1.86%.

Rare earth market update on April 2, 2025

The domestic rare earth price as a whole show a narrow fluctuation trend.

I. Analysis of China’s Rare Earth Price Trends in March 2025

According to China Tungsten Online, the price trends of light and heavy rare earth products in China during March 2025 showed distinct patterns.

Rare earth market update on March 31, 2025

At the beginning of the week, the prices of domestic rare earth products were partially stable, with some rising slightly. Among them, the price of terbium oxide rose by about 70 yuan, the price of holmium oxide rose by about 3,000 yuan, and the price of dysprosium oxide rose by about 10,000 yuan.

The 2025 Jiangxi Province Key Investment Promotion Projects Catalog encompasses 649 projects with a total investment of 6716.09 billion yuan, clearly defining the province's key directions for attracting external investment in 2025. These directions include 387 projects across 12 key manufacturing industry chains, with a total investment of 4296.8 billion yuan. Within the manufacturing industry chains, five projects are related to the rare earth sector, detailed as follows:

Recently, Xinhua News Agency reported that a new study from Australia has revealed that certain plants, over the course of their long evolutionary history, have developed a unique ability to enrich and utilize rare earth elements. Typical examples include the Dicranopteris linearis (a fern species) from Southeast Asia’s Bangka Island and the fern Diplazium species. This discovery provides fresh insights for the development of new technologies in related fields.

Rare earth market update on March 28, 2025

This week, the domestic rare earth market exhibited an overall trend of fluctuating decline.