US, Japan still leading buyers of rare earths

Posted on August 8, 2013 by Nanthakumar Victor Emmanuel, P.Eng Leave a comment

The United States and Japan are still the leading buyers of China’s rare earths, even as other areas ramp up their production, a senior official said on Thursday.

For the first five months of this year, the US imported about 4,000 metric tons of rare earths from China, said Ma Rongzhang, secretary general of the China Rare Earth Industry Association, during the fifth China Baotou Rare Earth Industry Forum held in Baotou, Inner Mongolia autonomous region.

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2013-08/08/content_16881080.htm