China rare earth exports fell 0.3% YoY in April 

According to customs data, China's rare earth metal exports were 884.454 mt in April, an increase of 9.53% year-on-year and 8.28% month-on-month. Exports totalled 2,771.348 mt from January to April, up 8.49% year-on-year.

According to customs data, China's rare earth exports stood at 4,837.1 mt in March, up 36.9% month on month, and the average export price was $12.05/kg, up 8%.

Inquiries of rare earth increased last week. The prices of praseodymium, dysprosium and cerium products rose slightly. The prices of gadolinium, erbium and other products rebounded during the week, and prices of holmium, neodymium and yttrium products fell slightly.

China's rare earth exports in October stood at 2,288.3 mt, down 37.1% from a year earlier, but up 14.2% from September.

Prices of most light and medium-to-heavy rare earth oxides increased last week as sellers firmed up offers on active enquiries by downstream consumers. SMM expects the improvement in enquiries to continue to support prices of medium-to-heavy rare earth oxides this week, while prices of light rare earth, such as praseodymium-neodymium oxide, will likely pull back as the strength of demand may unable to sustain a price rally. 

China's major lithium compounds producer Tianqi Lithium was the top importer of spodumene concentrate in Sep

Exports of refined manganese, which contain unwrought manganese, scrap, and powder, were up 23.07% from Aug

Domestic prices of spot spodumene concentrate are expected to move lower with prices of lithium salts given high inventories

But it grew 8% from August 2018

Prices of praseodymium-neodymium oxide dipped to 320,000-325,000 yuan/mt as of Sep 20