1. Briefing of Important News
This week, prices of PrNd, DyFe and Tb stabilized and slightly dropped. Price from Asian Metal at this weekend presented: PrNd metal 380-385 RMB/KG, DyFe alloy 1,900-1,920RMB/KG, and Tb metal 5,100-5,150RMB/KG.
Minmetals Rare Earth announced on the evening of August 15 that recently, the Central Seventh Ecological Environmental Protection Supervision Team, stationed in the company's separate enterprise, Ganxian Hongjin Rare Earth Co., Ltd, conducting on-site inspection of ecological environmental protection. On the evening of August 14, the website of National Ecology and Environment Department released a notice on the environmental problems in Hongjin. The company attached great importance to the issues raised by the notice, and held environmental protection supervision conference on the morning of August 15, deeply analyzed the reasons, took prompt action, and arranged Hongjin to stop production orderly from now on to ensure that rectification is in place.
2. Analysis of Professional Insiders
Prices for rare earth products rose and fell this week, with prices for most rare earth products including PrNd oxide, Nd oxide, Pr oxide, Dy oxide, Tb oxide, Ga oxide, Er oxide falling earlier in the week due to downstream demand factors. The US Trade Representative Office announced that it will impose a 10% tariff on imports of about $300 billion from China. On Thursday evening, the Chinese side said on the 15th that it will take necessary countermeasures. This is the last resort of China. Prices of PrNd oxide, Nd oxide, Ga oxide, rose on Friday in response to escalating trade tensions between the United States and China, while Dy oxide and Tb oxide remained relatively stable.
At present, the actual shipments of PrNd Oxide market have decreased compared with the previous period. Market participants are warming up in the market outlook. It is expected to be affected by the escalation of Sino-US trade friction. The price of short-term PrNd Oxide and Nd Oxide will increase or maintain strong. The price of PrNd Oxide and Nd Oxide will rise steadily. At present, the import barriers of Dy oxide and Tb oxide raw materials are still closed, and the price trend of Dy oxide and Tb oxide is to be expected in the future. (Shanghai Metals Market)
Listing price of Aug from China Northern Rare Earth
Listing price on Aug 12th from China Southern Rare Earth
单位：万元/吨（出厂含税价）
Unit: 10,000RMB/ton (EXW price incl. VAT)
3. Tendency Chart (refer to Asian Metal)
