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Demand for Molycorp's Rare Earth Products Is Returning to More Normalized Levels

Mar 7, 2014

Demand for Molycorp’s rare earth products “appears to be returning to more normalized levels, albeit at a subdued pace, as customers have been reducing inventories and adjusted their purchasing plans accordingly, Molycorp CEO ...

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Smuggling Case Has Again Raised Concerns About China's Illegal Rare Earth Mining

Dec 25, 2013

The recent crackdown on a major rare earth smuggling case has again raised concerns about China's illegal rare earth mining and trading. In November,customs of Baotou City in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region,the world's ...

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A Dozen Chinese Rare Earth Companies Have Formed an Industrial Alliance

Aug 15, 2013

A dozen Chinese rare earth companies have formed an industrial alliance to sue Japan’s Hitachi Metals for holding invalid patents and infringing patent rights of Chinese companies. The legal process could start in early September in ...

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Project Phoenix Heavy Rare Earth Concentrate Facilities Situated Have Commenced Operation

Dec 26, 2012

Molycorp Inc. (NYSE:MCP) has announced that its new Project Phoenix heavy rare earth concentrate facilities situated at Mountain Pass in California have commenced operation, marking the beginning of the US company's bid to challenge Chinese ...

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China Is Restricting The Export of Rare Earths to Protect Its Environment

Dec 25, 2012

China is restricting the export of rare earths to protect its environment, said Su Bo, vice-minister of industry and information technology at a news conference in Beijing on Wednesday. Su released a white paper, Situation and Policies of ...

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Smuggling of Rare Earths Outside of China Continues to Increase

Dec 13, 2012

Over the weekend we saw a number of articles make reference to a China Daily article titled “Smuggling blights rare earth industry“, whose authors report that a “senior official from the General Administration of ...

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