Rare Earths Elements in High-Tech Industries: Market Analysis and Forecasts amid China's Trade Embargo

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Sep 02, 2015, 09:10 ET

DUBLIN, Sept. 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/bllk54/rare_earths) has announced the addition of the "Rare Earths Elements in High-Tech Industries: Market Analysis and Forecasts amid China's Trade Embargo" report to their offering.

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At the time of the alleged 2010 embargo, Chinese firms accounted for 97 percent of rare-earth oxide production and a large fraction of the processing business that turns these into rare earth metals, alloys, and products like magnets. This near-monopoly was in a market with surging demand and intense political resonance in consuming countries.

And the most dependent countries - primarily Japan and the United States, but also several European state - happened to be those over which China most wanted influence. Prices soared in the REE spot market in the wake of China's 2010 export cuts, especially as downstream users - companies that incorporate REEs into other products - filled inventories to protect themselves from future disruptions.

Downstream markets are already adjusting to the changing supply picture through normal market mechanisms. This report presents a forecast of REE for a variety of technologies: semiconductors, HDDs, FPDs, mobile devices, LEDs, and alternative energy.

Key Topics Covered:

Chapter 1 Introduction

1.1 Rare Earth Element Characteristics

1.2 Rare Earth Element Resources

1.3 Overview of Rare Earth Element Applications

Chapter 2. Rare Earth Industry

2.1 China' Rare Earth Industry

2.2 Rest Of World's Rare Earth Industry

2.3 Profiles of Mining Corporations

Chapter 3 Rare Earth Market Analysis

3.1 Overview 3.2 Rare Earth Market

Chapter 4 Impact on Hi-Tech Applications

4.1 Semiconductors 4.2 Hard Disk Drives (HDDs) 4.3 Displays - FPD/CRT 4.4 Mobile and Mobile Internet Devices 4.5 Solid State Lighting - LED/CFL 4.6 Green Technology

Chapter 5. U.S Strategic Metal Perspective

5.1 The Application of Rare Earth Metals in National Defense 5.2 Rare Earth Resources and Production Potential 5.3 Supply Chain Issues 5.4 Rare Earth Legislation in the 111th Congress 5.5 Possible Policy Options

Chapter 6 European Strategic Metal Perspective

6.1 Assessing Criticality 6.2 Results And List Of Critical Raw Materials

Chapter 7 Rebuilding a U.S. Supply Chain

7.1 Non-Chinese Sources of New Rare Earths 7.2 Impact of Price Hikes by Application

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