[SMM Rare Earth Daily Review: Rare Earth Prices Run Steadily with Market Transactions Recovering] Currently, rare earth market prices are running steadily. This is mainly because yesterday afternoon, transactions in the oxide market were difficult, and suppliers continued to lower their quotes. As oxide prices continued to fall, overall market transactions recovered, and actual transactions returned to normal. Meanwhile, China Northern Rare Earth publicly bid to sell Pr-Nd alloy, providing price support for the rare earth market, and oxide market prices stopped falling and stabilized.

[SMM Rare Earth Morning Meeting Summary: Rare Earth Prices Jump Initially and Then Pull Back, Downstream Maintains Cautious Procurement] Yesterday, under the combined influence of fear of high prices and the willingness to sell from large manufacturers, the price of Pr-Nd oxide jumped initially and then pulled back. The willingness to sell among suppliers increased somewhat, but downstream buyers still maintained a strong wait-and-see sentiment, and market trading activity remained sluggish.

[SMM Daily Rare Earth Review: Rare Earth Prices Jump Initially and Then Pull Back, with Strong Wait-and-See Sentiment in the Market] Currently, rare earth market prices have jumped initially and then pulled back, mainly in the light rare earth market. Affected by the rapid rise in the oxide market yesterday, downstream orders are insufficient to support such high-priced Pr-Nd products. Market purchasing enthusiasm is low, and overall trading in the market is sluggish, with strong wait-and-see sentiment. Market transactions are difficult. Some suppliers have actively lowered their quotes due to fear of high prices, testing market sentiment.

SMM News: Today, rare earth market prices have risen significantly. Specifically, in the oxide market, the price of Pr-Nd oxide has increased to 474,000-476,000 yuan/mt, and the price of gadolinium oxide has risen to 165,000-170,000 yuan/mt. In the metal market, the price of Pr-Nd alloy has increased to 580,000-586,000 yuan/mt, and the price of dysprosium-iron alloy has risen to 1.6-1.62 million yuan/mt. Under these circumstances, how have downstream magnetic material enterprises, which are facing export controls and rising raw material prices, responded to this price increase?

[SMM Analysis: Scrap Prices Rise Rapidly, Market Procurement Polarizes] Affected by this, recycling enterprises have encountered a polarized situation in scrap procurement. Major enterprises at the top have actively followed the price increase, raising their scrap quotes to adapt to market changes and ensure that scrap procurement is not affected by the sentiment of reluctance to sell. However, small and medium-sized recycling enterprises believe that the price increase is too rapid and lacks demand support, so they are cautious in procurement and adopting a wait-and-see attitude.

[SMM Rare Earth Morning Meeting Summary: Raw Material Prices Continue to Rise, Market Wait-and-See Sentiment Strong] Yesterday, the price of Pr-Nd oxide surged rapidly, and the market's fear of high prices intensified. Starting from the afternoon, traders increased their shipments, and the market's transaction price also dropped back slightly. Prices for medium-heavy rare earths remained relatively stable, with no significant changes observed.

[SMM Rare Earth Daily Review: Pr-Nd Prices Surge Rapidly Amid Stalemate in Market Transactions] Currently, rare earth market prices have risen significantly, primarily in the light rare earth sector. Due to supply reductions from Southeast Asian mines affected by the rainy season and production cuts at some separation plants resulting from environmental protection checks, Pr-Nd oxide supply has tightened. Concurrently, market sentiment continues to intensify. Bullish sentiment in the oxide market has surged, with suppliers showing strong reluctance to budge on prices and raising quotations across the board. Low-priced supplies in the market quickly diminished, driving oxide prices upward rapidly.

[SMM Rare Earth Morning Meeting Summary: Multiple Factors in the Market Drive Rapid Increase in Raw Material Prices] Last week, driven by speculation on news, the price of Pr-Nd oxide rose rapidly, with some suppliers raising their quotes to 460,000 yuan/mt. As the market news continued to spread, traders continued to quote higher prices, and feedback indicated that there had already been quotes of 470,000 yuan/mt today. Amid the rapid price increase, producers exhibited a strong wait-and-see sentiment, and currently, there are fewer quotes in the market.