It is reported that Japan is promoting a rare earth supply security plan, hope that within four years, at least 60 percent of domestic demand rely on rare earth supply outside China. Rare is an important raw material production of smart phones, computers and cars, the Japanese want to reduce dependence on rare earth supply China's largest producer.

Japan hopes the first of this month signed an agreement to purchase four light rare earths from India; also as a rare earth mine in Australia and the Australian Lynas plant in Malaysia established to provide the financing.

Japan plans to protect the rare earth supply also created a joint venture in Kazakhstan, recycling batteries and engine rare earth magnet, even in the Pacific seabed exploration of rare earth resources.

And India agreement will be able to meet 15% of demand in Japan. According to the Japanese demand and growth data provided a rare trader estimates, according to the agreement if Lynas can increase production to 2018 Japan is expected to meet the needs of more than 60% of rare earths by China outside.

China's rare earth production currently accounts for about 90 percent of global production. Japanese purchases of rare earth almost all directly or indirectly from China.


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Currently RE market continues to slump shock, dysprosium, europium, terbium oxide, such as the demand is not satisfactory, prices held steady or continue down slightly vulnerable. At present, many of the rare earth market prices in recent years have been the least significant bit of history belongs to the lowest level or year, prices continue to slump little space, but vulnerable to long-term maintenance.

Today dysprosium products market, according to traders Ganzhou dysprosium reflect the actual price is only about 1.4 million yuan / ton, while the price is close to the bottom of the price during the year. According to other suppliers, said dysprosium with tickets currently remain steady at around 1.44 million yuan / ton. Dysprosium iron market current market weakness, slight fluctuations in the price of dysprosium oxide with a higher offer is currently at 1.48 million yuan / ton.

Gadolinium products market, nearly a month gadolinium oxide prices were little changed before the supplier slightly increase the offer of 5,000 -1 10,000 to 120,000 yuan or more, but maintain time soon, the recent mainstream market prices have been maintained at around 115,000. Gadolinium oxide and gadolinium iron mainstream market prices have been a slight concussion in the interval, the market trend is limited. The current price is almost belong to the lowest position after 2011, limited downside.

Europium, terbium oxide market, the current price of europium oxide already at the bottom of the year, breaking last year's low, but the outlook is still some room to fall, but by the sharp fall in prices in recent years, down power has weakened, businesses can accept further downside is compressed. For most business europium, terbium oxide traders, the profit is far less than before. Terbium oxide market is currently small order with ticket prices, some traders will take ticket price adjustment from 2650 yuan / kg to about 2600 yuan / kg, the demand deserted.


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It is reported that Japan will sign an agreement with India, scheduled for 2015 co-production of rare earths in India, in order to reduce dependence on China in this regard.

According to Nikkei Shimbun reported that Indian Rare Earth (Indian Rare Earths) as early as September signed an agreement with Japan's Toyota Tsusho to conduct a joint production of rare earths.

Indian RE company will produce uranium, thorium and other mixed rare earth materials, and supplies to Toyota Tsusho, which will use these materials for electric vehicles and hybrid vehicles, and other fields.

Supply will begin early next year in February, the annual production of rare earth about 2,000 to 2,300 tons, the equivalent of Japan's overall demand for rare earths by 15%.

China's rare earth production accounts for over ninety percent of global output, the past few years, the Chinese government gradually restrict the export of rare earths, Japan has been trying to reduce its reliance on China in this regard.


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According to reports, India's state-owned enterprise executives recently said that the Indian government is entrusted to a factory of 5,000 tonnes per year of rare earth production tasks. Thus, India is expected to achieve total global rare earth production accounts for 5% of the share. Despite India's production is not high, but for Japan and other countries, but it is good news.

India's Department of Atomic Energy is part of state-owned enterprises & mdash; & mdash;?? Indian Rare Earth RE department head S Zulia Kumar (S.SuryaKumar), said the plant will be located in India Bangaoli Sabangfrom beach sand through processing monazite soil to produce rare earth oxides. Production of rare earth in about half will be used for processing into lanthanum and cerium. These two elements are mainly used in the manufacture camera lens and glass polishing agent.

Kumar also said that Indian Rare Earth Company and Toyota Tsusho Corporation's Indian subsidiary abundance of rare earths have agreed to pass the two sides will work together to share the production of 5,000 tons of rare earth.

Japanese Economic News recently reported that Indian Prime Minister Modi (NarendraModi) will soon visit Japan, India is expected rare earth companies will be jointly produced with Toyota Tsusho on the issue of mixed rare earth sign a further agreement.

RE known as & ldquo; industrial vitamins & rdquo; reputation, has become an extremely important strategic resource, which in the field of petroleum, chemical, metallurgy, textiles, ceramics, glass, permanent magnet materials play an important role. REE oxides refers to the periodic table with atomic numbers 15 kinds of lanthanide oxide 57-71, and lanthanide oxides with similar chemical properties of scandium and yttrium total of 17 kinds of elements. With the continuous advancement of technology and breakthroughs in the application of technology, the value of rare earth oxides will be increasing.

According to RE ownership (including ore and semi-processed products), China, Russia, the United States, Australia is the world's rare earth has four major countries, China ranked first, accounted for 90 percent of the global total.


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U.S. FCC catalyst manufacturers, said a lot of their annual procurement of Lanthanum for the petrochemical industry.

An industry source said these manufacturers have been in the procurement and purchases are very large, the amount is expected to be stored for a year.

They reason for this is that the bulk purchase price is more appropriate at present, but also worried about the future prices continue to fluctuate, but also walk the high trend.

Australian rare earth producer Lynas Corporation earlier this year, says FCC catalyst industry demand is very strong and is expected to lanthanum demand in 2020 will grow by 4% annually.

Other industry insiders also said the industry needs FCC catalysts has been increasing, part of the United States who will be attributed to the gradual improvement in economic conditions.

An American manufacturer of FCC catalysts Grace (WRGrace) in July 23 announced second quarter report that sales of catalyst technology sector grew 9%. And in the FCC catalyst sales, maintaining 10% growth sustained growth.

In the UK metal mesh previous reports, the first half of 2014 the export volume of lanthanum oxide was 5798 tons, an increase of 35%. Increase is mainly due to the growing demand for FCC industry.

But there are also people in the industry said that with heavy crude oil refining gasoline and other petrochemical products increasing demand, China's domestic demand for rare earth lanthanum is also increasing.

U.S. low-grade 2N lanthanum oxide prices in the $ 5.00-5.50 / kg, the price steady. 5N high-grade lanthanum oxide, associated with the FCC catalyst application is tight, it is learned in the recent price of $ 10-12 / kg.


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