On the 22nd, the reporter interviewed Wang Xiaofeng, secretary-general of the China Inorganic Salt Industry Association, and learned that in recent years, the low-cost loss of rare earth resources in China has been very serious. Data show that in 2005 China's annual export volume of rare earth has turned nine times than in 1990, but the price has dropped by more than 55%. Some enterprises in developed countries have purchased large quantities of rare earth raw materials in China for their primary products, which are not subject to quota restrictions. In recent years, large-scale investment has been made in China’s rare earth resource areas. As a result, the quota system for rare earth products implemented in China has been overheated to some extent.
According to data released by the China Rare Earth Information Center and other institutions, China's output of rare earth minerals in 2005 was 119,000 tons, an increase of 21%, accounting for about 92.7% of the world's total output, including exports of rare earth products of about 55,300 tons, an increase of 11.43% . In contrast, due to the low export prices of rare earth products in China, developed countries such as the United States, Australia, and Canada, which have rare earth mines, have in recent years restricted or stopped the development of their rare earth mines and instead imported from China. At present, more than 90% of foreign rare earth upstream and midstream products are imported from China. At the same time, foreign companies have set up factories on a large scale in China. It is understood that there are currently nearly 10 foreign-invested factories in Inner Mongolia. These enterprises buy large quantities of rare earth raw materials and metals in the local area. After simple processing, they are transported abroad for deep processing or storage. Avoided China's export quota restrictions. Wang Xiaofeng also pointed out that domestic companies have only processed the first few processes and exported them to deep processing abroad, leaving the energy-consuming, water-consuming and high-pollution processes in the country. Foreign companies get primary products, and the value of the product is increased by 10 times after purification.
To this end, experts call on the country to improve its export management policies as soon as possible and to protect strategic resources. First, the annual scope of exports should be determined after reviewing new rare earth products, and dynamic management of export categories should be implemented. The reserves of germanium, antimony, tellurium, and tellurium are small, especially the rare ionic heavy rare earth minerals in the south of the world, which strictly limit exports. The second is that the export rare earth product list should be further refined to facilitate classification management. At present, China has been able to produce more than 1,000 specifications of rare earth products, new products are also emerging. At present, only rare earth products are simply classified into oxides, salts, and metals at the time of export, and the management is relatively coarse. The third is to strengthen coordination, break down the regional and industrial division of rare earth production, and win the voice of China's export pricing. The fourth is to restrict the export of large quantities of primary products. Orderly use of limited resources to achieve sustainable development of the industry
According to data released by the China Rare Earth Information Center and other institutions, China's output of rare earth minerals in 2005 was 119,000 tons, an increase of 21%, accounting for about 92.7% of the world's total output, including exports of rare earth products of about 55,300 tons, an increase of 11.43% . In contrast, due to the low export prices of rare earth products in China, developed countries such as the United States, Australia, and Canada, which have rare earth mines, have in recent years restricted or stopped the development of their rare earth mines and instead imported from China. At present, more than 90% of foreign rare earth upstream and midstream products are imported from China. At the same time, foreign companies have set up factories on a large scale in China. It is understood that there are currently nearly 10 foreign-invested factories in Inner Mongolia. These enterprises buy large quantities of rare earth raw materials and metals in the local area. After simple processing, they are transported abroad for deep processing or storage. Avoided China's export quota restrictions. Wang Xiaofeng also pointed out that domestic companies have only processed the first few processes and exported them to deep processing abroad, leaving the energy-consuming, water-consuming and high-pollution processes in the country. Foreign companies get primary products, and the value of the product is increased by 10 times after purification.
To this end, experts call on the country to improve its export management policies as soon as possible and to protect strategic resources. First, the annual scope of exports should be determined after reviewing new rare earth products, and dynamic management of export categories should be implemented. The reserves of germanium, antimony, tellurium, and tellurium are small, especially the rare ionic heavy rare earth minerals in the south of the world, which strictly limit exports. The second is that the export rare earth product list should be further refined to facilitate classification management. At present, China has been able to produce more than 1,000 specifications of rare earth products, new products are also emerging. At present, only rare earth products are simply classified into oxides, salts, and metals at the time of export, and the management is relatively coarse. The third is to strengthen coordination, break down the regional and industrial division of rare earth production, and win the voice of China's export pricing. The fourth is to restrict the export of large quantities of primary products. Orderly use of limited resources to achieve sustainable development of the industry