The export volume of rare earth ore, metals and mixtures in
China, the world's biggest rare earth supplier, surged 52.9% year on year to
19,902 metric tons in the first eleven months of this year, according to the
figures from China Customs Statistics Information Centre.
In Nov, the export volume of rare earths in China was 2,302
metric tons. No comparable figure was given for last month.
The export value of rare earth ore, metals and mixtures fell 37.6% year on year
to US$510 million from Jan to Nov.
Earlier this month, China released the first batch of rare earth
quota for 2014 at 15,110 metric tons, lower than 15,449 metric tons it released
in the same period of last year. The quota comprised 13,314 metric tons for
light rare earths and 1,796 metric tons for medium and heavy rare earths, China
Knowledge reported earlier.
Source: China Knowledge
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