Rare Earth News

Tungsten News
Rare Earth Market – June 20, 2025 97

Rare earth market update on June 20, 2025 This week, the domestic rare earth market exhibited a pattern of both rising and falling prices. Early in the week, limited downstream inquiries and relatively ample spot supplies for some products led many suppliers to slightly lower their quotes. However, nearing the weekend, bolstered by stronger production cost support and increased low-price procurement enthusiasm from downstream users, prices for certain products saw an uptick. According to CTIA GROUP LTD, this week, praseodymium-neodymium…

Tungsten News
Rare Earth Market – June 19, 2025 49

Rare earth market update on June 19, 2025 The domestic rare earth market continues to operate in a weak trend, with mainstream product prices experiencing varying degrees of decline, such as praseodymium-neodymium oxide dropping by approximately 2,000 yuan/ton, praseodymium-neodymium metal by about 5,000 yuan/ton, and terbium oxide by around 10 yuan/kg. Recently, with falling raw material prices, neodymium-iron-boron blank prices have also decreased. However, due to significant support from production costs and limited supply increases for some products, holders have…

Tungsten News
Rare Earth Market – June 18, 2025 42

Rare earth market update on June 18, 2025 The domestic rare earth market is operating steadily, with a balanced supply-demand dynamic fostering a subdued trading atmosphere between buyers and sellers. Most rare earth product prices remain stable, while new order volumes are limited. On the supply side, multiple factors contribute to sluggish market growth. First, stringent environmental regulations persist, coupled with low rare earth prices and subdued downstream inquiry enthusiasm, prompting some producers to slow capacity releases. Second, tight overseas…

Tungsten News
China Successfully Produces Yttrium-90 Using a Commercial Nuclear Reactor 51

On June 14, China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) Qinshan Nuclear Power Plant achieved another breakthrough: Yttrium-90 (Y-90) glass microspheres irradiated in a heavy water reactor were successfully removed and passed all relevant inspections. This milestone marks China’s elimination of its previous heavy reliance on imported Y-90 microspheres and establishes the nation as one of the few in the world capable of producing this cutting-edge medical product using a commercial nuclear reactor. Y-90 microspheres are primarily produced from Yttrium-89 (Y-89), which…

Tungsten News
Rare Earth Market – June 17, 2025 48

Rare earth market update on June 17, 2025 The domestic rare earth market has remained in a sideways trend overall, with low trading activity and no significant price fluctuations due to traders largely maintaining rigid, demand-driven transactions. As of today, the prices of neodymium oxide, erbium oxide, and holmium oxide are approximately RMB 450,000/ton, RMB 305,000/ton, and RMB 520,000/ton, respectively. On the positive side, two key factors are supporting the market. First, production costs remain high, overseas rare earth prices…

Tungsten News
The Rare Earth Permanent Magnet Sector Performed Strongly 35

The first U.S.-China economic and trade consultation mechanism meeting was held in London on June 9-10, 2025. Reports indicate that both sides reached a framework agreement in principle to implement the consensus from the June 5 leaders’ call and the Geneva talks. The U.S. Commerce Secretary stated that the trade framework and implementation plan with China should resolve restrictions on rare earths and magnetic materials. In the context of the meeting’s focus on rare earths and technology exports, the rare…

Tungsten News
Rare Earth Market – June 16, 2025 62

Rare earth market update on June 16, 2025 At the beginning of the week, the domestic rare earth market exhibited a weak trend, with limited supplier price concessions and lackluster downstream demand growth leading to a subdued trading atmosphere. Some product prices saw a slight downward shift, and market participants expressed cautious confidence in future prospects. Today, praseodymium-neodymium metal, terbium oxide, and dysprosium-iron alloy prices dropped by approximately 2,000 yuan/ton, 50 yuan/kg, and 20,000 yuan/ton, respectively. However, bolstered by robust…

Tungsten News
Rare Earth Market – June 13, 2025 175

Rare earth market update on June 13, 2025 The domestic rare earth market is experiencing poor conditions, with most product prices continuing to decline. Praseodymium-neodymium metal, terbium oxide, and dysprosium-iron alloy prices have decreased by approximately 3,000 yuan/ton, 50 yuan/kg, and 10,000 yuan/ton, respectively. This is primarily due to prolonged weak downstream demand and an increase in spot market inventory. However, influenced by strong production cost support, high overseas rare earth prices, and the expanding applications of rare earths, suppliers…

Tungsten News
Rare Earth Market – June 12, 2025 101

Rare earth market update on June 12, 2025 The domestic rare earth market is maintaining a generally weak trend, with mainstream product prices declining to varying degrees. Praseodymium-neodymium oxide, gadolinium oxide, and dysprosium oxide prices have decreased by approximately 3,000 yuan/ton, 1,000 yuan/ton, and 20,000 yuan/ton, respectively. Under these conditions, downstream demand has not shown significant growth, primarily due to limited working capital among buyers and the lack of a strong short-term expectation for a sharp rise in rare earth…

Tungsten News
U.S.-Japan Tariff Negotiations: China’s Rare Earths Take Center Stage 51

According to a Global Times report citing Nikkei Asia, Japan plans to propose a comprehensive cooperation package with the U.S. during the fifth round of tariff negotiations, focusing on addressing disruptions to Chinese rare earth and U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply chains amid U.S.-China tensions. Japan aims to collaborate with the U.S. on this front. The report highlights Japan’s strengths in rare earth processing, recycling, and usage reduction. One proposal includes offering these technologies to the U.S. and assisting…

1 2 3 4 5 … 17