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December 2012
21 December 2012
Following a quiet start to the year for rare earths (RE), leading newcomer to the industry US-based Molycorp Inc. signed a definitive agreement to buy the processing firm Neo Material Technologies Inc. for Canadian dollar C$1.3bn ($1.31bn) in March.
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October 2012
24 October 2012
Metal Events and Roskill Information Services discuss key issues in the market ahead of industry conference
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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.
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24 October 2012
As China continues to defy international pressure to ease its rare earths supply restrictions, IM considers how the country’s policy initiatives are changing the face of its internal industry.
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01 October 2012
While rare earths, zircon and TiO2 feedstocks slipped in September, antimony trioxide prices showed some recovery.