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December 2017
14 December 2017
Baotou's municipal government has released figures that show production of different kinds of rare earth products increased in 2017, and are set to increase further.
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14 December 2017
Rainbow's project in Burundi is in commercial operation, with 5,000 tpy targeted for next year.
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14 December 2017
Two of the biggest rare-earth companies in China, China Northern Rare Earth High-tech and Xiamen Tungsten, have signed a strategic cooperation agreement.
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12 December 2017
China Northern Rare Earth has decreased its rare earth prices for December, while China Southern Rare Earth Group has maintained prices.
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08 December 2017
Global iodine market slows down; Zircon prices are set to increase in the first quarter with Tronox and TiZir announcing price rises and 2018 negotiations continuing; Quiet antimony trioxide market shrugs off higher Chinese metal offer prices; PRICING NOTICE: Proposal to discontinue magnesia grades; Minimal prices moves in lithium spot market while contract talks continue; Global lithium contract prices rise while contract periods shorten; BFA prices tick up on China’s supply squeeze; China Southern lowers prices of most rare earths
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05 December 2017
The Gakara rare earth mine - the sole producer of rare earth minerals in Africa - is now in operation.
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01 December 2017
China Southern lowered the prices of many of its rare earths at the end of November for the first time that month, other than for terbium oxide.
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November 2017
24 November 2017
Antimony trioxide prices move down on low demand; two of China’s largest producers have reduced their rare earths guidance prices; zircon availability is low; Industrial Minerals launches Chinese domestic grade of lithium hydroxide.
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24 November 2017
The government of China’s Sichuan province has set a growth target of 8% per year for the 2016-2020 period for adding value to industrial commodities, with the local production value of steel, vanadium, titanium and rare earths set to reach 500 billion yuan.
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20 November 2017
China Northern Rare Earth High-Tech Group and China Southern Rare Earth Group lower some prices by more than 25% from previous guidance.
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14 November 2017
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01 November 2017
Industrial Minerals has suspended its rare earths prices.