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
SK Chemicals is expanding its supply of transparent materials ‘SkyGreen’ to the United States and Europe, doubling the volume over the last year. SK Chemicals said that “due to the shortage of personal protective equipment in the US and Europe high volumes are being dispatched.” SkyGreen is also used in… Read More »South Korean antiviral masks materials production
We forecast Colorless Polyimide (CPI) film and Ultra-Thin Glass (UTG) to dominate and divide the foldable phone cover glass market. The two materials enjoy different characteristics with distinct advantages and disadvantages. The typical smartphone cover glass should protect from external environment contamination, mechanical impact, and fingerprints. Additionally, for foldable phone,… Read More »Cover glass market for foldable smartphones