A total of 103,710 tonnes of rare earth (oxide) capacities at 28 domestic enterprises will be eliminated this year, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) announced. 

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<p>SHANGHAI, Aug. 19 (SMM) &ndash; A total of 103,710 tonnes of rare earth (oxide) capacities at 28 domestic enterprises will be eliminated this year, China&rsquo;s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) announced on its website on Aug. 18.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Those targeted rare earth companies are mainly in Inner Mongolia, Hunan, Sichuan and Gansu.&nbsp;</p>
<div>In accordance with MIIT&rsquo;s latest plan, a total of 132 domestic enterprises in 10 industries, including steel-making, ferroalloy, copper smelting, cement, lead-acid battery, rare earth, etc., will be included in its second batch of 2014&rsquo;s elimination plan.&nbsp;</div>
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