9 months before the Chinese export-re 3.22 tons on day 167 per cent export growth

Information pictures: Yao Jian

Department of Commerce press spokesman Yao Jian in response to a reporter said, this year's first nine months of the Chinese export-re 3.22 million tons, of which exports to Japan 1.6 million tons, an increase of 167%, China rare earth 49.8% of total exports.

Yao Jian said, 1 to 9 months, China rare earth export average price per tonne 1.48 million. In addition to Japan, China, the main purpose of rare exports abroad, after nine months the Chinese exports to the United States, accounting for rare earth 6200 tons of 19% of total exports, increased 5.5%.

Yao Jian said, from energy-saving environmental protection objectives set out in the recent China rare Earth exploration, production and export link will strengthen the management measures.

He said that China rare earth mining production scale, as well as the export quotas for smelting plans, the economies of scale in 2010 than in 2009, respectively, reduced by 25%, 23% and 39%, while exports of rare earth has imposed a 15% to 25% of the tariff, the rare ore and 41 kinds of rare earth products included in the processing trade ban directory, and a strengthening of rare earth export Enterprise qualification management.

At present, China has 32 companies with export qualification of rare earth, of which 10 home for foreign investment enterprises.

Information pictures: by chemical processing of bulk raw materials by rare earth and rare earth made of micro-magnet block raw materials (source: Beijing Evening News)

Yao Jian reiterated that China rare Earth exploration, production and export restrictions, the core purpose is to enhance the environment and can run out of resources. "China's export of restrictive measures taken in accordance with the specifications of the World Trade Organization, in the mining, production, processing and export of three links in parallel. "Yao Jian said.

He said that, in order to meet international market demand for rare earths, years China has been faced with the pressure on the environment and resources, and strive to maintain a considerable number of rare earth export. He expressed the hope that the rest of the world have rare earth resources to further develop their rare earth resources, China is willing to cooperate with the countries of the world, to further improve in rare-Earth exploration, processing of green technology.