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China's SRB Starts Rare Earth Stockpiling

Aug 4, 2014 09:52

China’s State Reserve Bureau started this year’s rare earth stockpiling July 31.

SHANGHAI, Aug. 4 (SMM) – China’s State Reserve Bureau started this year’s rare earth stockpiling July 31, SMM learned. About 10,090 tonnes of rare earth will be purchased by the SRB for state reserve as detailed below.

Product	Volume (tonnes)
Didymium oxide	4,000
Praseodymium oxide	500
Neodymium oxide	500
Dysprosium oxide	1,200
Europium oxide	500
Terbium oxide	500
Erbium oxide	300
Yttrium oxide	2,500
Lutetium oxide	90

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