Development of rare earth industry or for environmental benefit

In 2013 , the rare earth industry as a whole is still in a downturn cycle. The industry is facing pressure from the three areas , firstly, the global economic slowdown , sluggish demand ; Second , diversified global supply of rare earth gradually formed ; Third , alternative technologies and the reduction of rare earth technology came into being . 2014 , under the aura of energy saving policy , China 's rare earth industry will usher in new opportunities to promote the application is an important driving force for sustainable development of the industry .

2013 , the global economy there are many uncertainties . In the United States as the representative of the world economy is recovering slowly and with difficulty . European debt crisis , high unemployment rate , the market is likely to have been structural damage , is expected before mid-2014 is difficult to pick up. China 's GDP growth will continue to drop . IMF latest report predicts that in 2013 , China 's economic growth will slow to 7.6 % in 2014 will continue to decline to 7.3 %. Lack of support from the rare earth industry, the macroeconomic level.

Downturn in the market , the Chinese rare earth export quota system in name only. 2013 , China's rare earth export quotas for the 31,001 tons , 30,996 tons and in 2012 was essentially flat . However , affected by the world economic slowdown and other factors raise the price of rare earth export quotas in recent years can not be exhausted. Chinese Customs statistics data show that in 2012 over rare earth ores, metals and compounds exports 16,265 tons , down 3.5% , completed only 52.5 percent of export quotas . Although Chinese exports of rare earths and their products have increased over last year , due to the rare-earth prices fall, the 2013 export value has shrunk dramatically. As of October , China 's total exports of 377.8 million tons of rare earth and its products , representing an increase of 14.9% ; contrast , exports amounted to $ 1,693,623,000 , down 46.7% .

Development of rare earth supply diversification and alternative technologies may make China Rare Earth face more cold winter.

In recent years, rare earth development within countries the United States, Canada , Australia and South Africa continue to accelerate , diversify rare earth supplies will undoubtedly impact of China 's rare earth industry . The United States has gradually restored reconstruction of rare earth industry chain. In addition to increased exploration and mining of rare earth minerals, other than to resume production of rare earth raw materials , but also to restore and expand the production capacity of some rare earth functional materials. According to the U.S. Congressional Research and Services Center (CRS) estimates that in 2010, the United States accounted for 3.3 % of the U.S. rare earth magnetic total amount of rare earths by 2015 this figure will reach 13%. March 2013 , Japan announced the mud found a large number of rare earth resources in the seabed surrounding the South Bird Island , and will be evaluated in 2015 began to discuss the feasibility of commercial development .

Rare Chinese rare earth supply diversification bring influence is not limited to raw materials . Japan, the United States and other countries have recently launched a new round of patent wars , paving the way for competition in the market under a wide range of rare earth supply , greatly limits the Chinese overseas markets rare earth functional materials.

At the same time , rare earth prices soared in 2011 to promote the development of rare earth direct alternative technologies and minimization techniques. Two years later , part of the technology has begun to mature , the market impact is gradually becoming apparent. Such as neodymium and dysprosium in the amount of more than halved and diminished performance , such as high-end alternative to the high cost of NdFeB ferrite and rare earth polishing materials for low-cost alternative products. In terms of light-emitting materials , technological progress has brought crucial changes . LED light-emitting materials, have significantly reduced the number of applicable than trichromatic fluorescent material. If one gram flour to produce 20 9W LED white LED lights , LED rare earth powder 40% to 50%, while 1 g three-color dye to produce only a 9 watt tricolor lights, europium and other expensive elements of the amount will be significantly reduced. LED light flux is generally 100lm / W or more, and three-color lights generally only 60lm / W or so. With LED lights increased production and lower prices in the future will be more to replace tricolor lights, especially in the heavy rare earth consumption will also reduce the amount of rare earths .

In the weak demand and lower supply of diverse backgrounds, in 2014 , China is expected to greatly benefit from the rare earths energy saving rapid development of related industries .

February 2013 , the National Development and Reform Commission published the " Guiding Catalogue of products and services focused on strategic emerging industries" , which involves a lot of , including new energy, new materials, new energy vehicles , energy saving and other emerging industries using rare earth materials.

Among them, the new energy vehicles will become an important force to promote rare earth permanent magnets . June 2012 introduced the " " five- saving environmental protection industry development plan " ," proposed to demonstrate the promotion of rare earth permanent magnet coreless motors and other energy-efficient motor technology and equipment universities ; required to accelerate the development and demonstration of new vehicles and new power battery hybrid cars electromechanical coupling dynamic system, vehicle dynamic systems and power generation equipment and other technical equipment used . At the same time issued the " energy-saving and new energy automotive industry development plan" further believes that energy-saving and new energy vehicles have become the development direction of the international automotive industry over the next 10 years will usher in the global automotive industry transformation and upgrading of important strategic opportunities . "Atmospheric Pollution Prevention Action Plan " issued in September 2013 is clearly more to speed up the elimination of old vehicles, the promotion of new energy vehicles .

According to the plan , by 2015, China will be the cumulative production of new energy vehicles, 500,000 , in 2020 more than 5 million . About the relative contrast , in 2013 China produced only 10,000 new energy vehicles . This means that the new energy automobile demand for rare earth permanent magnet materials in 2014 could add 20 to 30 times over the next seven years, the average annual demand will reach 5,000 tons.


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