According to the data of the U.S. Geological Survey released in 2006, the basic reserves of rare earth in the world amounted to 154 million tons. China's rare earth reserves account for 57% of the world's total, ranking the first, followed by Commonwealth of Independent States, U.S.A., Australia and India. Currently, the global rare earth inventories can last for 1.5 years in static use and the world's rare earth reserves may last for more than 200 years in static use.

Although China has the largest rare earth reserves in the world, its share of rare earth resources in the global total is on the downward trend. China's per capita possession of rare earth has dropped to 21g/person from 33g/person in 1998.

In 2007, China carried out mandatory management plan on the production of rare earth products and smelting & separating rare earth products. In the year, the output of rare earth products was 120,800 tons, (by REO, the same hereinafter), down 8.83% year on year, and the output of smelting and separating rare earth products was 126,000 tons (including nearly 18,000 tons from waste recovery), down 19.75% year on year.

China Export of Rare Earth Products, 2000-2007

 
Source: The Chinese Associate of Rare Earth Industry

In 2007, China's export volume of rare earth products (rare-earth magnet included) was 49,000 tons, down 14.93% year on year, but the export value reached US$1,18 billion, up 51% year on year. Among the total exports, the export volume of rare-earth magnet, exporting to 69 countries and regions, reached 21,532 tons, nearly doubling against the pervious year, and the export value was US$415 million, up 36.96% year on year. The top nations and regions in terms of China's export volume were Hong Kong and USA, Japan, Singapore, German, Thailand, Korea, Italy, Holland and Finland.

The report is based on the authoritative data from the Chinese Associate of Rare Earth Industry, the Chinese Society of Rare Earths, the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Association, the General Administration of Customs of China, the State Information Center and the National Bureau of Statistics of China and the information from financial reports of some key companies.

2. China Rare Earth Resources 
2.1 General overview
2.2 Development strategies of rare earth resources 
2.2.1 Weakening advantage in resource 
2.2.2 Solutions from developed countries 
2.2.3 Mining and dressing yield to be improved 
2.2.4 Utilization of overseas rare earth resources 
2.2.5 Expanding reserves   

3. Development of China Rare Earth Industry 
3.1 China rare earth industry development in 2006 
3.1.1 Industry overview 
3.1.2 Industrial structure 
3.1.3 Competitiveness 
3.2 China rare earth market in 2007 
3.2.1 Market overview 
3.2.2 Price 
3.2.3 Supply and demand 
3.3 China rare earth exports in 2006-2007 
3.3.1 Export 
3.3.2 Development trend 
3.4 Problems in the industry in 2007 
3.4.1 Serious waste of rare earth resources and great damages to ecological environment
3.4.2 Plants with outdated equipment and small production scale 
3.4.3 Inadequate investment in scientific research  
3.4.4 Weak consciousness in safeguarding proprietary intellectual property rights
3.4.5 Lack of policies to control healthy development of rare earth industry  

4. Key Rare Earth Areas  
4.1 Rare earth industry in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region  
4.1.1 Development overview 
4.1.2 Industrial structure 
4.1.3 Development of rare earth industry in Baotou 
4.2 Rare earth industry in South China 
4.2.1 Industry overview 
4.2.2 Rare earth mines 
4.2.3 Separation of rare earth 
4.2.4 Rare earth metals and others 
4.2.5 Development trend 
4.3 Rare earth industry in Jiangxi province 
4.3.1 Industry overview 
4.3.2 Development of rare earthy in Ganzhou City  
4.3.3 Industry distribution in Ganzhou City    
4.3.4 Development policies on rare earth industry in Ganzhou City 
4.4 Rare earth industry in some provinces 
4.4.1 Rare earth industry in Sichuan province   
4.4.2 Rare earth industry in Anhui province 

5. Key application fields 
5.1 Catalysis 
5.2 Permanent-magnet (PM) 
5.3 Luminescent material 
5.4 Glass  
5.5 Polishing powder 
5.6 Metallurgy 
5.7 Ceramics 
5.8 Agriculture  

6. Key companies   
6.1 Zhongke Sanhuan High-Tech Co.,Ltd 
6.1.1 Company profile 
6.1.2 Financial analysis of 2007 
6.1.3 Operation state 
6.1.4 Advantages and disadvantages
6.1.5 Development strategies 
6.2 Ningbo Yunsheng Co., Ltd. 
6.2.1 Company profile 
6.2.2 Financial analysis of 2007 
6.2.3 Operation state 
6.2.4 Development strategies  
6.3 Advanced Technologies &Materials Co., Ltd. 
6.3.1 Company profile 
6.3.2 Financial analysis of 2007 
6.3.3 Development strategies 
6.4 Jiangxi South Rare Earth Hi-Tech Co., Ltd. 
6.4.1 Company profile 
6.4.2 Operation characteristics 

7. Forecast of Rare Earth Industry Development and Proposals    
7.1 Development forecast 
7.1.1 Development trend 
7.1.2 Market prospect 
7.1.3 Development prospect
7.2 Measures on the industry development