Rare Earth Special: Projects in the Pipeline: Rare earths light up global markets
By Emma Hughes
Published: Wednesday, 24 October 2012
Turbulence continued to dominate the rare earths industry throughout 2012 as the majority of global supply remained under China’s lock and key. Export quota restrictions remained firmly in place during the past 12 months, as the Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) reduced export limits by 27% year-on-year for the first half of 2012 and withheld quotas from more than 20 Chinese companies.
Turbulence continued to dominate the rare earths industry
throughout 2012 as the majority of global supply remained under
China’s lock and key. Export quota restrictions remained
firmly in place during the past 12 months, as the Chinese
Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) reduced export limits by 27%
year-on-year for the first...