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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Molycorp Completes Acquisition of Neo Material Technologies
Molycorp closes acquisition of Neo Material Technologies on June 21.06.2012, XNUMX www.institut-seltene-erden.org - It was another eventful month in the rare earth sector (REE), although prices are still low. Investor focus has been primarily on a major merger and the potential market-changing guidelines announced in China. Molycorp completes acquisition The [...]
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US import tariffs on Chinese solar systems "unreasonable"
US import tariffs on Chinese solar power systems “inappropriate” May 21.05.2012, XNUMX - On Friday, China rejected a US anti-dumping decision against Chinese solar power systems as “unfair” and “inappropriate”. Chinese manufacturers said higher import tariffs could slow clean energy promotion. Shen Danyang, the spokesman for the Department of Commerce, condemned the US measures as trade protectionism. "The deliberately provoked friction in trading in the clean energy sector [...]
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TRADE PARTNER RECOGNITION - Faster, better, cheaper
TRADE PARTNER RECOGNITION - Faster, Better, Cheaper May 14.05.2012, XNUMX - “Today's agreement is an important step for trade relations between the EU and the US,” said EU Taxation and Customs Union Commissioner Algirdas Šemeta last Friday. The Lithuanian politician means the recently agreed agreement between the European Union and the United States of [...]
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Polenz (CDU): Afghanistan withdrawal 2014
Polenz (CDU): Afghanistan withdrawal 2014 May 14.05.2012th, 2013 Bonn - Ruprecht Polenz (CDU) spoke about an Afghanistan withdrawal in a PHOENIX interview before the NATO summit in Chicago. “The Afghans said there would be a withdrawal in the course of 2014. That is why Obama's goal, namely XNUMX, is realistic. There is no point in constantly speculating in years and dates, because [...]
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North Bay Resources Inc. (NBRI): Progress Report of the Ruby Gold Project
North Bay Resources Inc. (NBRI): Ruby Gold Project Progress Report 02.05.2012/0/XNUMX SKIPPACK, Pennsylvania - North Bay Resources Inc. (OTCBB: NBRI) ("North Bay" or the "Company") is pleased to To give shareholders the following update on the status of ongoing work at the Ruby Mine. The project to repair the Ruby Tunnel continues to make good progress. With […]
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Obama and Karzai sign strategic agreement
Obama and Karzai sign strategic agreement 02.05.2012/XNUMX/XNUMX Kabul - During a surprise visit to Afghanistan, US President Barack Obama sealed a strategic agreement on future cooperation between the two countries. In the presidential palace in Kabul, Obama and his counterpart Hamid Karzai signed the treaty on Tuesday, which will define the role of the United States in the country after the withdrawal [...]
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Regulation of the rare earths under attack
Regulation of rare earths under attack 30.04.2012/1980/1990 - In the XNUMXs and XNUMXs, China sold large quantities of its rare earth deposits to other countries very cheaply. According to a Chinese expert, the current requirement to continue offering such bargains in the long term would be quite irrational. Zhang Anwen, deputy general secretary of the China Rare Earth Society, said on [...]
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The US Pentagon reports that the US Rare Earth supply will meet the needs of the defense industry
The rare earth deficit debate was revisited after the Pentagon's last report to Congress. The result reports that US domestic rare earth shipments will adequately meet the needs of the US defense industry by 2013. The report was made in relation to the needs of the rare earth element (REE) for military [...]
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Afghanistan and USA conclude partnership agreement
Afghanistan and USA conclude partnership agreement on April 24.04.2012, 2014 - Afghanistan and the USA concluded an agreement on the strategic partnership on Sunday. The spokesman for Afghan President Eimal Faizi said that some of the US troops would remain in Afghanistan for ten years after the NATO troop withdrawal in XNUMX. According to the "New York Times" [...]
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