1. From the bulk of rare earth primary products to rare earth fine product direction
The past 20 years, China's rare earth smelting, separation of industrial development is very rapid, the number of varieties, production, export volume and consumption are the world's first in the world has a pivotal position. Many rare earth separation and purification process is also a world-class. But in the rare earth fine chemical product quality, consistency also lags behind the world advanced level. In recent years, the major rare earth plant production capacity is far greater than the domestic and international market demand, bulk rare earth compound products in oversupply situation, and rare earth fine chemical products with high technical density, large investment returns, strong technical monopoly, sales profits High characteristics, so the comprehensive economic benefits. Therefore, the domestic rare earth enterprises in the next few years to achieve a breakthrough in this area, it may maintain a higher profit margins and the pace of development.
2. Rare earth products toward the high purity, composite, ultra-fine direction
The role of rare earth in the field of high technology only in the highly purified, its various physical and chemical properties can be fully realized. Such as luminescent materials, laser materials, optoelectronic materials such as the requirements of rare earth purity 5N above; non-rare earth impurity content requirements become increasingly low, such as Fe, Cu, Ni, Pb and other heavy metal content requirements less than 1 × 10-6. Therefore, high purity will continue to be a future development of rare earth products.
The development of new rare earth materials rely on rare earth and other compounds through a series of processes to form composite rare earth materials, composite is rare earth compound product trends.
Rare earth compound particle size will affect the quality of the application of materials, because with the particle size decreases, the specific surface area also will increase, surface activity improved, rare earth function will be more fully play. Superfine can promote the acceleration of the physical and chemical reactions, the adhesion between the particles increased. The refinement of rare earth compounds is not only a complex, high-tech research, but also an important means to improve the economic value of rare earth compounds.
In addition to rare earth compounds of the specific surface area, crystal, morphology, specific gravity, also put forward special requirements.
3. With independent intellectual property rights of the preparation process and technology will emerge
Over the years, rare earth enterprises due to the special nature of the industry, high profit margins, the threshold is low, the domestic rare earth compound common problem of lack of originality, has been on the preparation of rare earth intellectual property protection is not enough infringement and infringement is very serious , Resulting in the lack of core competitiveness of manufacturing enterprises, with China's accession to WTO, this situation will change in the next few years, the rare earth enterprises and research units will be in the field of rare earth compound preparation increased investment, can be expected with a large number of autonomous Intellectual property rights of rare earth compound preparation technology and technology will emerge.
4. Enterprises and scientific research units and universities will further strengthen the cooperation
Rare earth production enterprises in China generally exist the problem of lack of originality, while scientific research institutes have some original scientific research originality, but there is a lack of engineering technology experience. Therefore, the combination of the two, the common development of the industry is the next few years the development trend.
5. Foreign investment in China will accelerate the pace will lead to new competition in the industry
Since the 1990s, foreign companies such as Rhodia of France and AMR of Canada have entered China's rare earth compound enterprises. The operation is quite successful, advanced management experience, unobstructed sales channels, attention to scientific research originality, The combination of local resources and manpower advantage has brought huge returns to the joint venture, which will accelerate as a result of a series of successful examples. Therefore, will lead to new competition in the industry.
6. monomer small-scale, lack of characteristics of the enterprise will be eliminated
Since the 1990s, the rare earth industry has repeatedly fluctuate, China rare earth prices kept falling, the average profit from the excess profits to move closer to the trend, or even to seize the market, at prices below the profit line of sales. In the market economy, the characteristics of small businesses will be eliminated, leaving the large-scale, high value-added products of the enterprise, the economic law in the industry is no exception.
7. Rare earth product structure will change
In general, rare earth in the traditional areas of the amount of growth is slow, can lead to increased demand for rare earth areas of the field when the new materials, so the structure of rare earth compounds should be suitable for new materials in the field of needs. Currently NdFeB Magnets growth rate of 30% to 40%, it will rapidly increase the amount of neodymium, a rare earth compound each enterprise must focus on neodymium compounds fuss, it is necessary to ensure the supply of neodymium, but also to ensure other rare earth compounds Balanced application.
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