Industrial Minerals


China rare earth quotas slashed by 27% for H1 2012

30 December 2011

by Siobhan Lismore

Ministry of Commerce sets first half exports at 10,546 tonnes

Keywords: rare earths, rare earth exports, MOFCOM

Despite assurances from industry officials that rare earth export quotas for next year will be “basically the same” as 2011, China’s newly-released figures show an expected 27% fall for H1 2012....