Industrial Minerals


Chinese nine-month rare earth exports exceed 2010 quota

16 November 2010

by Mark Watts

Rare earth supplies could dry up in Q4 as exports reach 32,200 tonnes by end of Q3

Keywords: rare earths, Chinese exports, lanthanum, cerium, neodymium

Chinese exports of rare earth exports could be severely limited during the fourth quarter as exports in the first nine months of 2010 have already exceeded the annual quota.

The Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said China had exported 32,200 tonnes of rare earths in the first three quarters, with...