China rare earths exports rise for 2nd month in Jul

SHANGHAI, Aug 8 (SMM) – China’s exports of rare earths rose for a second straight month in July, expanding 32.2% from June to 5,243.4 mt, showed data from China Customs released on August 8.

This brought exports in the first seven months of the year to 28,475.6 mt, with a year-over-year decline of 7.3%.