Comments on: Obama Administration Fights Chinese Export Restraints on Key Raw Materials

By: China and Rare Earth Metals Ã¢â‚¬Å“ Two Sides to Every Story (Part One)

China and Rare Earth Metals Ã¢â‚¬Å“ Two Sides to Every Story (Part One) — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:01:07 +0000

[...] We would not be doing our jobs if we didn’t comment on one of the biggest stories of the week involving rare earth metals. Actually, let us qualify that statement, it is the biggest story on rare earth metals to finally reach the mainstream press. The timely piece from Bloomberg referenced an announcement made yesterday by the Deputy Chief of Inner Mongolia who is in talks with the Central Government to build stockpiles of these strategic rare earths in order to support prices. This particular announcement is new news. The older news, reported by The Australian and picked up by others, involves China limiting exports of vital rare-earth metals as well as stockpiling these metals. We first reported on these export restraints back on June 30th in this piece entitled: Obama Administration Fights Chinese Export Restraints on Key Raw Materials. [...]

By: China Reacts to US Trade Policy on Rare Earths and Anti-Dumping Cases

China Reacts to US Trade Policy on Rare Earths and Anti-Dumping Cases — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:00:50 +0000

[...] metal export bans put in place by China in which the US has recently filed a WTO case (see our earlier post here on that development) China makes the argument that every government sets export curbs for [...]

By: China Changes Export Tax Policies on Raw Materials Subject of WTO Case

China Changes Export Tax Policies on Raw Materials Subject of WTO Case — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:00:52 +0000

[...] a case with the WTO over Chinese export restraints on key raw materials.Ã‚Â You can read that post here.Ã‚Â But what we’ve just learned is that China had modified the export tax rates on June 22, [...]

By: Ben Gee

Ben Gee — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:30:46 +0000

Commodity prices were down due to the world crisis. There were some recovery lately but is still far off from last year. This is true for coke, zinc as well as bauxite that China was accused of NOT selling. China wants to maintain the prices of this commodities just like oil producers restrict oil output to maintain prices or Brazil reduce coffee production and Canada limit the sale or raw timber. If China open the flood gate of some of these materials, other producers like Australia, Chile, Brazil, and many African countries will be hurt. Will China help a friend? Go to Asia, Africa, Middle East or South America and ask!