Montreal,Quebec.September 19,2012–Orbite Aluminae(TSX:ORT;OTCQX:EORBF)(the"Company"or"Orbite")today announced that,leveraging its patented processes for high-purity and smelter-grade alumina production,the Company has developed a ...
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A controversial project to mine Brazil's vast indigenous territories in the Amazon, to be presented at the South American country's Congress in October, has revived a long-dragged confrontation among authorities, environmentalists ...
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September 2,2012--The degree of concentration of the rare earth industry's top five accounted for 71%of global output,followed by titanium,due to the relatively high barriers to entry.The top five accounted for over 68%share,followed by the ...
Platts reports Thursday China will start forcing rare earth producers out of business if they don't qualify for new value-added tax permits being allocated from May 1. Officially it's China's latest bid to curb resource plundering, ...
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Royal Philips Electronics has started working on a technology that will significantly reduce its dependence on rare earth minerals for creating its light-emitting diode ( LED ) lighting products. "We have launched some innovation ...
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The U.S. Defense Department needs to realize the dangerous consequences a potential lack of domestic rare earths may have on the U.S. weapon industry, suggests a latest study by the Congress released last week. The document, titled Rare ...
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End of March 2012, KSB Aktiengesellschaft, Germany, has started the series production of its high-efficiency SuPremE electric motor series at the company’s factory in Halle on the river Saale, Germany. In contrast to conventional ...
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The U.S., Japan and the European Union have filed an official complaint at the World Trade Organization this morning, urging the body to take actions against China’s restrictions on these metals. "China's restrictions on rare earths ...
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China has announced the total quota for rare earth exports in first-half 2012 is 25,000 tons. This is similar to the quota in 2011, said industry sources. However, a new regulation set for the 2012 rare earth export quota divides total ...
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China has announced the total quota for rare earth exports in first-half 2012 is 25,000 tons. This is similar to the quota in 2011, said industry sources. However, a new regulation set for the 2012 rare earth export quota divides total ...
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Those high-efficiency compact fluorescent lights that are supposed to replace energy-wasting incandescent bulbs have a looming problem: the materials to make them are in short supply. So are materials vital for things like ...
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Rare earth shortages will have most impact on the fluorescent lighting market The lamp industry is set for more supply-side issues after China's largest rare earth supplier suspended production for one month in an attempt to drive ...
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The continuous weak demand for LED TV backlight modules (BLUs) has been causing delayed growth in the LED market. However, according to Robert Yeh, chairman of Taiwan-based LED packaging house Everlight, the growth of LED lighting is ...
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World demand for rare earths is forecast to expand 7.1 percent per year to 180,000 metric tons in 2015. In dollar terms, sales are expected to more than triple from $3.0 billion in 2010 to $9.2 billion in 2015. Consumption will be driven by ...
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