Rare earths features

• December 2012

  IM 2012 Round-ups: Rare earths

  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.

• October 2012

  Rare Earth Special: “China will continue to lead conversation in rare earths”

  24 October 2012

  Metal Events and Roskill Information Services discuss key issues in the market ahead of industry conference

• Rare Earth Special: Projects in the Pipeline: Rare earths light up global markets

  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.

• Rare Earth Special: China’s rare earth revolution

  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.

• Price Briefing: While other markets tremble, antimony leads the way

  01 October 2012

  While rare earths, zircon and TiO2 feedstocks slipped in September, antimony trioxide prices showed some recovery.