Articles and PP
Articles
USMMA: REEs, Technology Transfer to China and How the West Is Lost | October 19, 2011
Magnetics 2011 to Host Industry Leading Line-Up of Speakers | January 17, 2011
Letter to G-20 Leaders | November 3, 2010
Don’t use stimulus dollars to finance green jobs in China | November 29, 2009
Harvesting Wind | Summer 2009
US Magnet Cluster | Summer 2009
Buying Magnets Overseas | April – May 2008
Files
USMMA Defense Supply Chain Assessment (PDF)
Rare Earths in selected U.S. Defense Applications (PDF)
Rare Earth Supply Chain Chart (PDF)
Rare Earths Presentation (PDF)
USGS RE Minerals Yearbook (PDF)
Buying Magnets Overseas: A Strategic Decision (PDF)
High Performance Magnet Materials: Risky Supply Chain (PDF)
Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems DFARS Requirement Letter (PDF)
The US Magnet Materials Story: Past-Present-Future (PDF)
Worldwide Rare Earth Oxide Production
Source US Geological Survey
Production Volumes
- US share of WW metal magnets (Alnico & Rare Earth i.e. NdFeB & SmCo) < 1% of $3.5B sales
- US Share of WW hard ferrites < 4% of $2.8B total sales
Magnet Prices $/kg Worldwide
Data courtesy of Webmagnetics
China Rare Earth Price Manipulation
July 14, 2005 Rare Earth Mining Society of China sets protective price minimums – defines penalties/fines of $100/ton REO on companies who sell below government mandated pricing levels.
Nd metal from 2003 @ $8/kg to 2006 @ $28/kg
Source www.metal-pages.com
Historic and Forecast Supply Demand and Pricing
