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Rare Earths MMI: Is China Moving Down the Rare Earths Totem Poll?

Rare Earths MMI: Is China Moving Down the Rare Earths Totem Poll? China and rare earth magnets

The Rare Earths MMI (Monthly Metals Index) experienced a pretty significant drop month-on-month, falling 24.73%. Save for cerium oxide, all components of the index either fell or moved sideways. Weaker than anticipated downstream demand ended up hitting certain metals related to rare earth magnets particularly hard, causing a plummet in the index. Another significant factor […]

Rare Earths MMI: Prices Drop, Huge Rare Earths Reserve Discovered in Wyoming

Rare Earths MMI: Prices Drop, Huge Rare Earths Reserve Discovered in Wyoming rare earth magnets.

Month-on-month, rare earths prices exhibited sharp downward movement. While weaker downstream demand could potentially prove one culprit in the dropping prices, another potential factor is an increase in global rare earth production outside of China. If true, China could find itself bumped down the totem pole in terms of rare earth magnets dominance. Meanwhile, China’s […]

Rare Earths MMI: China Bans Export of Rare Earth Metals Technology

Rare Earths MMI: China Bans Export of Rare Earth Metals Technology Chinese Trade Embargo

Overall, 2023 proved volatile for the Rare Earths MMI, with the sector experiencing sharp declines at the beginning of the year. This mainly stemmed from decreased Chinese production, supply chain disruptions, and the numerous nations seeking non-Chinese sources of rare earth metals. During Q2 and Q3, price action remained sideways, but global supply dynamics continued […]

Rich in Rare Earths, Vietnam Becomes a Center for Global Power Struggle

Rich in Rare Earths, Vietnam Becomes a Center for Global Power Struggle China and U.S. battle over Vietnam's rare earths.

Vietnam finds itself wooed by two large world powers. However, this time, it is not over any geopolitical consideration, but for a resource that the modern world covets: rare earths. China and the U.S. are locked in a race to court a country that boasts the world’s second-largest rare earth deposits. However, much of Vietnam’s […]

Rare Earths MMI: Prices Move Sideways Amid Potential Rare Earth Magnets Trade War

Rare Earths MMI: Prices Move Sideways Amid Potential Rare Earth Magnets Trade War

The global rare earth magnets game continues to heat up. Indeed, China, the top global rare earths supplier, seems eager to tighten its hold on the marketplace, especially with trade tensions rising between the country and the West. Meanwhile, the U.S., Australia, and many other nations continue to look for homegrown solutions to rare earths […]

Rare Earths MMI: Rare Earth Prices Cool Down

Rare Earths MMI: Rare Earth Prices Cool Down

The Rare Earths MMI (Monthly Metals Index) recently began to cool down following two months of bullish momentum. Altogether, the index dropped by about 3.39%. Many components of the index traded sideways, while some others, like praseodymium neodymium oxide, declined. That said, the index still holds the potential to move back up in the remainder […]

Rare Earths MMI: Burmese Mining Suspension Causes Prices for Rare Earth to Shoot Up

Rare Earths MMI: Burmese Mining Suspension Causes Prices for Rare Earth to Shoot Up rare earth mining for rare earth magnets

The Rare Earths MMI (Monthly Metals Index) witnessed yet another steep increase month-over-month. Indeed, supply disruptions remain a massive concern in the rare earths industry, so rare earth magnets and other materials witnessed renewed bullish strength across the board over recent months. In August, market worries arose prior to a planned environmental inspection of China’s […]

Rare Earths MMI: Is China Losing the Rare Earth Magnets Race?

Rare Earths MMI: Is China Losing the Rare Earth Magnets Race? fasssa-1

Seeing its first significant rise in over eight months, the Rare Earths MMI welcomed a boost of 6.84% month-over-month. Indeed, Chinese production of rare earths and rare earth magnets finally appears on the rise. It’s also possible that Chinese stimulus efforts impacted prices month-on-month. Neodymium, for instance, began a rally in mid-August before slowing down […]

U.S. and Mongolia Forge Pact to Extract Rare Earths

U.S. and Mongolia Forge Pact to Extract Rare Earths Mongolia

At a meeting several days ago, officials from the U.S. and Mongolia discussed devising innovative approaches to ensure the smooth entry of essential minerals from the landlocked Mongolian nation into the global market, namely for materials for rare earth magnets. Following his meeting with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris in Washington, Mongolian Prime Minister L. Oyun-Erdene […]

Rare Earths MMI: Will Chinese Stimulus Help Support Rare Earth Magnets?

Rare Earths MMI: Will Chinese Stimulus Help Support Rare Earth Magnets? china

Month-over-month, the Rare Earths MMI (Monthly Metals Index) broke its short-term sideways trend and once again spiked down. Overall, the index witnessed a 10.03% decrease as reduced short-term demand continues to cause more and more supply to build up. This leaves rare earth prices struggling to find support. However, the prospect of China offering a […]

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