Rare earths latest news

• December 2019

  Metals market wary of Boeing’s 737-Max halt

  18 December 2019

  All segments of the metals industry - especially aluminium and steel producers that supply the aerospace sector - are likely to be affected by Boeing’s decision to suspend production of its grounded 737-Max airplanes in January 2020, an industry expert told Fastmarkets.

• Chinese rare earth exports surge despite trade war fears

  03 December 2019

  China's higher rare earth mining and processing quotas have boosted availability after a year of worsening international trade relations that suggested a shrinking of supply.

• November 2019

  Rainbow plans Zimbabwe rare earths mining expansion

  25 November 2019

  Rainbow targets a bigger market share in the growing rare earths market with the land acquisition.

• Shippers uneasy about International Maritime Organization's 2020 sulfur cap

  14 November 2019

  The approach of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) 2020 sulfur cap has sparked concern among international shipping companies, with many questioning how they will comply with the new regulation.

• Rare earths could solve the zircon deficit, Iluka says

  13 November 2019

  Iluka, the world’s largest zircon miner, says that increasing monazite usage could be the solution to a shortage of new projects.

• Lynas signs MoU with Malaysia to develop local rare earth demand

  05 November 2019

  Australian rare earth miner Lynas has improved relations with the Malaysian government and plans cooperation on downstream market development.