Advanced Materials

Merck announced on the 30th that it opened a Korean Advanced Technology Center (K-ATeC) in Songtan Industrial Complex in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi-do. The technology center will accelerate the research and development of CMP slurry and post-CMP cleaning to support semiconductor production customers. Chemical Mechanical Polishing, or CMP is an indispensable technique… Read More »Merck and development of next-generation semiconductor materials in South Korea

Shindo Kiyeon, a display equipment maker, announced that it would take a leap forward by focusing on the Chinese organic light emitting diode (OLED) market. At the press conference held in Yeouido, Seoul on the 18th, CEO Shin Do-ki of Woong-ki Park said, “We have unique technology in the field… Read More »South Korean OLED equipment maker targets Chinese market

Rare earth metals and transition metals are alloyed and magnetized by a magnetic field to obtain rare earth permanent magnet materials. These magnetic materials have been widely used in automobiles, household appliances, meters, mobile phones and other devices.  Among rare earth permanent magnet materials, neodymium iron boron materials have the… Read More »Earth Panda Advance Magnetic Material and state of China’s permanent magnet industry.

Recently, China North Rare Earth Group seeked to obtain a patent for its innovative rare earth ore slurried decomposition process  in China, US, Japan and the EU through the Patent Cooperation Treaty pathway. Studies have shown that the consumption of chemical raw materials and energy while applying a patented process… Read More »Chinese companies challenge Japan’s patent dominance in rare earths industry

Imports are tightening and heavy rare earth prices keep rising The recent price rise for many types of rare earths has accelerated. The average price of dysprosium iron and dysprosium oxide on the 17th May was 1,640 million yuan / ton, a jump of 30,000 yuan / ton from the… Read More »Imports are tightening and heavy rare earth prices keep rising

The Secretariat of the China Rare Earth Industry Association organized a meeting in Beijing on May 20th 2020 to review and understand the instructions of General Secretary Xi Jinping on the R&D of the rare earth industry in Ganzhou, Jiangxi . At the meeting, delegates said that General Secretary Xi… Read More »On maintaining Chinese leadership in rare earth industry – a view from Beijing

In August 2012 Chinese government through the China Rare Earth Industry Association and Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) officially designated Baotou as a Rare Earth Capital. Calling cities as capitals of industry is a purely Chinese invention, which may seem pretty awkward in the eyes of most Westerners… Read More »Baotou – the world’s rare earth capital

Deng Xiaoping once said: “There is oil in the Middle East and rare earths in China.”  Rare earths are indispensable for 1/5 of high-tech products in the world, and are also a trump card for China in international trade negotiations. Below is a list of most common commercial applications for… Read More »List of most common applications for different rare earths

Tariffs at a level of 25% on rare earth metal ores imported from the US to China will be removed for a one year starting from May 19th 2020. After the news broke-out, permanent magnet’s producers shares, such as Youyanxin Materials or Dehong registered price increases reaching the daily limit.… Read More »Chinese permanent magnet companies benefit from US tariff exemption

Demand for OLED materials is expected to increase by 6% to 79.5 tons this year. The demand from the Smartphone segment will be responsible  for  64.1 tons, and the demand from the TV segment for 16.2 tons.  The market for OLED materials is expected to increase by 7.2% year-on-year to… Read More »OLED materials market