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China Industry Research and Investment Analysis: Rare Earth Metal Mining Industry, 2009
Reports from China, Jan 2009, Pages: 199
Rare-earth metal ore mining refers to industrial activities of mining and dressing lanthanide series metals and metals whose properties are close to lanthanide series metals. Rare-earth metal ores include lanthanide series metal ores, basicérine, basicérine lanthanide ores, monazite composite concentrate, castelnaudite concentrate, archenite concentrate, ion rare earth ores, and praseodymium ores.
China tops the world in rare-earth metal reserves, output, export and consumption, and China’s rare earth industry is reputed as one of the three strongest rare-earth industries in the world, the other two are the United States and Japan. However, China’s advantage in rare-earth resources does not necessarily equal industrial and economic advantages. China is rich in rare-earth resources and is one of the biggest producers, but it is not yet very strong in terms of rare earth application.
Rare rare-earth metal ore mining is the major component of rare-earth metal ore mining industry. Comparatively, China abounds in rare metal resources and enjoys absolute advantages in the reserves of tungsten, tin, stibium, rare earths, molybdenum, indium, and titanium. As a result, China is the major producer and supplier of these metals. According to statistics at China’s Customs Houses, the country exported over 100 types of rare metals in 2007, amounting to $4.069 billion. By contrast, China’s rare-metal import in 2007 was only $2.38 billion, generating a trade surplus of $1.689 billion.
Rare metals are indispensable raw materials in producing semi-conductors, special steels, high-temperature alloys, and sophisticated weapons. Titsefore, they are important strategic materials to a country’s economic and defense security. It is precisely because of the strategic importance of rare metals that countries like the United States and Japan are hoarding them up, and a considerable portion of the metals they are stocking come from China. The United States, the country with the second largest rare-earth reserves, has stopped production activities in its largest rare earth mine, the Mountain Pass rare earth mine, out of consideration of resource conservation. America is now importing a great quantity of rare-earth products from China and stocking them in warehouses. 90 percent of Japan’s tungsten consumption comes from China. And Japan is also storing these imports in state stock bases.
China produces 90 percent of the world’s rare-earth metals, which are mainly used in automobile emission control systems, chargeable batteries, iPod and mobile phones. Inner Mongolian Baotou Steel Union Co., Ltd. is the biggest rare-earth metal supplier in China. As people are increasingly using electronic products, such as energy-conserving lights, the demand for rare-earth metal is rising. As a result, the price of rare-earth metals may also rise in the next several years. By 2012, rare-earth metal demand in the electronic, metallurgic and magnetic product industries will take up about one third of the total rare-earth metal demand. In addition, the development of the computer, digital camera and hybrid powered automobile industries will lead to even higits demand for rare-earth metals. Currently, the combination of rich rare-earth metal resources and cheap labor in China has resulted in a massive transfer of the global NdFeB industry to the country.
In recent years, China has realized the importance of upgrading its rare-earth metal industry and protecting rare-earth metal resources. Mining quotas and export quotas have been instituted for the industry. Beginning from June 1, 2007, a 10 percent export tariff was imposed on such products as rare-earth metals, terbium oxide, and dysprosium oxide, and the export tariff on rare-earth ore products was raised from 10 percent to 15 percent. In 2006, China started comprehensive regulation of the country’s rare-earth resource development; the issuance of mining licenses was stopped, industry entry standards were raised, and a plan of protective mining of rare-earth resources was put in place to control the total amount of rare-earth output. In 2007, China’s state policy over rare-earth metal production shifted from the original directory planning to mandatory planning; the state raised environmental requirements for rare-earth enterprises; and new policy statutes and industry standards were made and promulgated, including Medium and Long-Term Development Plan for the Rare-Earth Industry, and Rare-Earth Industrial Development Policy. China’s macro-control efforts in the rare-earth industry have largely paid off. The above policies and measures have so far played a very positive role in effectively protecting the country’s rare-earth resources, regulating market practices, controlling rare-earth export, and maintaining a relatively high price for rare-earth products. As a result of rising market demand for rare-earth products, their price continues to climb.
In 2007, 96.77 percent of world rare-earth export came from China. The country has an absolute dominance in the world’s rare-earth supply, and this position will remain so for a considerably long time to come. Due to China’s rare-earth export quotas instituted in recent years, its export of rare-earth products in 2008 will decrease by about 5 percent over 2007. This, together with the fact that the world’s consumption of rare-earth metals continues to grow, is expected to further aggravate other country’s dependence on China for rare-earth products.
'China industry research and investment analysis: rare earth metal mining industry, 2009', is an invaluable asset for anyone who wants to invest in the rare earth metal mining industry, to import into/from China, to build factories in China, to partner with one of the key Chinese corporations, or to compete in the segment. The report provides in-depth analysis and detailed insight into the rare earth metal mining industry, market drivers, key enterprises and their strategies, as well as technologies and investment status, risks and trends.
This report is divided into 10 parts (a total of 19 chapters);
1. Industry overview
2. Basic data
3. Economic operation
4. Competitive landscape
5. Key enterprises
6. Business strategy
7. Market investment
8. Technology
9. Developments and trends
Chapters:
1 Definition of the industry and an overview of its development
2 Analysis of the industry’s macro environment and impact
3 Analysis of the industry’s international market
4 Analysis of the industry’s domestic market
5 Analysis of the industry’s scale and condition: 2003 to November, 2008
6 Analysis of the industry’s asset status: 2003 to November, 2008
7 Analysis of the industry’s gross industrial output value: 2003 to November, 2008
8 Analysis of the industry’s sales revenue: 2003 to November, 2008
9 Analysis of the industry’s gross profit: 2003 to November, 2008
10 Import and export analysis of the industry: January to November, 2008
11 Analysis of the industry’s competitive landscape
12 Comparison of the industry’s key enterprises’ competitive power (top 20)
13 Comparative analysis of the economic indicators of the industry’s key enterprises
14 Development bottlenecks and coping strategies of the industry
15 Analysis of enterprise development strategies in the industry and recommendations
16 Comparison and analysis of investment activity coefficients and investment returns in the industry
17 Analysis of the industry’s investment environment and investment risks
18 Current situation and trends of the newest technology applications in the industry
19 Development trends of and operating capacity forecast for the industry
Data source: national statistics, market research and monitoring, industry associations and institutions, import-export statistics, and others.
Knowledge is power. If you want to invest in, import into/from, partner with, or compete against any of the companies in this field, then ''China industry research and investment analysis: rare earth metal mining industry, 2009'' is required reading. '
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