Rare earth clean and cheap?
08.07.2014/2/XNUMX - Kevin Bullis The start-up Infinium wants to make COXNUMX-intensive processes in metal production more environmentally friendly. In a laboratory building across from a yoga studio in an office park in Natick, near Boston, Adam Powell holds up a shiny white ceramic tube. This is the key to manufacturing much-used metals much cheaper and, above all, more ecologically, he says. Powell [...]
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Separation of rare earths - art vs. Science (Part III)
May 26th, 26 by Steve Mackowski The separation process for the processing of rare earths usually begins with a mixture of rare earth carbonate or oxide which is dissolved by an acid, usually hydrochloric acid or nitric acid, so that further processing can begin can. The starting material, let's say the carbonate in this case, has impurities, [...]
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Rare earth: China wants to operate the tax screw
Erwin Matula - May 22, 2014 The WTO ruling against China regarding rare earths has repercussions. Two years ago, the European Union, the US and Japan complained that China had introduced export quotas on rare earths and some other raw materials. This made it more difficult for other countries to have access to the raw materials and gave China a competitive edge. [...]
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A hard to break monopoly
BY Felix Lee MAY 13, 2014 AT 13:57 PM The West's dependence on China is difficult to reduce in some areas. This is clearly visible in the example of rare earths: China announced in 2011 that it would significantly reduce exports of raw materials. The People's Republic, which at the time made up more than 95 percent of the global demand for [...]
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"Investing in severity Rare earths remain attractive" (H.Weimer, Emuro GmbH)
New refrigerator technology, Tesla, e-mobility and alternative energies need heavy rare earths Interview with Helmut Weimer, Emuro GmbHBE: Mr. Weimer, how has the situation with rare earths developed in the last 12 months? Has the market found its bottom? Weimer: Due to the global economic downturn, we felt a decline in demand. The resulting price consolidation and the [...]
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Russia wants to promote the mining of rare earths
By Ullrich Umann Moscow-gtai In Russia, the mining and processing of rare earth metals are to be promoted more strongly than before. The Minister for Industry and Trade, Denis Manturov, pointed out in a newspaper interview. A state sector program has been running since 2013. In view of the current scarcity conditions on the world market, politicians measure this program [...]
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China's monopoly on rare earths is dwindling
China will largely lose its monopoly on rare earths by the end of this decade. The entry of new providers into the market will mean that the price premium on the world market price for rare earths due to the Chinese monopoly will almost disappear. The world market price for light rare earths will fall significantly over the next three years. With severe [...]
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Japan's consumption of rare earths is expected to decline
30.03.2012/XNUMX/XNUMX - Japan's consumption of rare earths should decrease Private sector is working on replacement technologies / More recycling is also planned / By Detlef Rehn Tokyo (gtai) - Japan is heavily dependent on the People's Republic of China for rare earths and other metals. In order to change this, the economy is looking for ways to reduce the metals using less critical materials [...]
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Ytterbium, Yb, atomic number 70
General Ytterbium [ʏˈtɛrbiʊm] is a chemical element with the element symbol Yb and the atomic number 70. In the periodic table it is in the group of lanthanoids and is therefore also one of the rare earth metals. Ytterbium is named after its first location, the Ytterby mine near Stockholm, as are yttrium, terbium and erbium. Ytterbium (derived from [...]
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Thulium, Tm, atomic number 69
General Thulium is a chemical element with the element symbol Tm and the atomic number 69. In the periodic table it is in the group of lanthanoids and is therefore also one of the rare earth metals. Thulium (named after Thule, the mythical island on the edge of the world) was founded in 1879 by the Swedish chemist Per Teodor Cleve together with [...]
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