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MIIT: Finish Integration of Rare Earth Mines and Smelting/Separation Enterprises By the End of the Year

In April, the General Office of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology printed and distributed “Notice on Key Points for Transition Development Work in the Raw Material Industry in 2015” (“The Notice”), in which it put forward that 6 rare earth large groups should complete integration of all rare earth mines and smelting/separation enterprises nationwide by the end of 2015.

The “Notice” pointed out raw material industry is the foundation and pillar industry for national economy, with high concentration of resource and energy, currently it faces a number of prominent problems including serious surplus of production capacity, inadequate market demand, escalating resource environmental restraint, and mediocre level of technological innovation standard, the task of transition development is very arduous.

The “Notice” put forward to strengthen strategic resource management, fully implement industry management tasks: Firstly, speed up the construction of rare earth large groups. By the end of 2015, 6 rare earth large groups should complete integration of all nationwide rare earth mines and smelting/separating enterprises, accomplish substantial restructuring with asset as the bond. Secondly, deeply crack down on rare earth related illegal and rule-breaking behaviors. Further enforce main supervision responsibility of local governments, severely punish enterprises and individuals with problems. Establish rare earth product tracing mechanism, by using rare earth exclusive invoice, and export data info, trace product sources of illegal and rule-breaking enterprises. Thirdly, vigorously develop high-end application industry. Continue to support and guide rare earth high-end application industrial development. Fourthly, strengthen production and circulation management. Strictly control newly launched rare earth mine development and smelting separation projects, impose stringent aggregate control plan management on rare earth, tungsten, and fluorite production. Fifthly, continue to improve policies and regulations for industry management.

Unit: metric ton

Name of province or cityProduction inApril. 2015Total outputJan.-Apr. 2015% Change2014-2015 Hebei727125551-39.98 Shanxi147035891365.36 Inner-Mongolia120594759426.15 Liaoning16573947-24.1 Shanghai313215878-48.51 Jiangsu112024305363.01 Zhejiang2777410958342.14 Anhui1105784465675.19 Fujian216368614424.58 Jiangxi11977947904110.28 Shandong84067325059-2.5 Henan183017232757.39 Hubei35622129119-3.03 Hunan13123870-52.82 Guangdong7687336653.73 Guangxi1956691886292.81 Sichuan17168-98.15 Yunnan256021410460.21 Tibet Shaanxi12537014.55 Gansu7285328151415.57 Xinjiang251821004218.66 Total output China603498243854811.87

Unit: metric ton

Name of province or cityProduction inApril. 2015Total outputJan.-Apr. 2015% Change2014-2015 Zhejiang166505-31.7 Jiangxi2176910823.82 Hunan313911724-8.67 Guangxi71842505.01 Yunnan732626829-4.65 Total output China1370853013-1.19

Unit: metric ton

Name of province or cityProduction inApril. 2015Total outputJan.-Apr. 2015% Change2014-2015 Shanxi54412225671-29.07 Inner-Mongolia21657986296319.7 Liaoning2002482624-7.6 Jiangsu Zhejiang Fujian11843479941.61 Shandong659989256042710.52 Henan2651761061702-8 Hubei787438468-40.92 Hunan25073107722-1.62 Guangxi47367186290-7.38 Chongqing5638221205912.78 Sichuan34829130343-9.99 Guizhou7807526641436.59 Yunnan83644300077-5.78 Shaanxi52104208556-11.7 Gansu2073477975038.31 Qinghai192152743869-3.29 Ningxia113250429064-9.96 Xinjiang459693183212755.79 Total output China2586934100985038.82

Unit: metric ton

Name of province Production inApril. 2015Total outputJan.-Apr. 2015% Change2014-2015 Shanxi899218368730535.45 Inner-Mongolia32894137621 Jiangxi Shandong1577870612539211.46 Henan111536544207898.38 Guangxi73049927867705.13 Chongqing61773218753-25.13 Guizhou279669107147429.58 Yunnan8231430558345.7 Total output China47796141875376915.21

Unit: metric ton

Name of province or cityProduction inApril. 2015Total outputJan.-Apr. 2015% Change2014-2015 Hebei Inner-Mongolia 474322293-42.92 Liaoning283918066914.68 Jiangsu163534232564.04 Zhejiang Anhui Fujian Jiangxi168506116418.3 Henan118983464172-7.49 Hubei1666686552-7.78 Hunan85086335023-8.35 Guangdong45951898017.59 Guangxi70284604014.4 Guizhou233464120.42 Yunnan19566927638.58 Shaanxi1951155196.82 Gansu19907665-21.15 Qinghai Ningxia238295139.69 Xinjiang407242485.87 Total output China3319731301794-4.53

Unit: metric ton

Name of provinceProduction inApril. 2015Total outputJan.-Apr. 2015% Change2014-2015 Shanxi1846274854-1.07 Liaoning6661332-4.79 Henan22706323-56.91 Shaanxi2838211999013.29 Ningxia518420099-43.47 Xingjiang301512149-7.84 Total output China60238243110-3.11

Unit: metric ton

Name of province or cityProduction inApril. 2015Total outputJan.-Apr. 2015% Change2014-2015 Inner-Mongolia Liaoning Jiangxi329111572-3.78 Guangxi880205912.34 Sichuan125049087.4 Yunnan9866512.81 Shaanxi108403982086.72 Gansu11476468094.55 Xinjiang1002400422.6 Total output China2900011060923.84

Unit: metric ton

Name of metalProduction inApril. 2015Total outputJan.-Apr. 2015% Change2014-2015 Copper603498243854811.87 Aluminium2586934100985038.82 Lead3319731301794-4.53 Zinc521711198183913.59 Nickel2900011060923.84 Tin1370653013-1.19 Antimony1679464753-8.95 Mercury23381022 Magnesium60238243110-3.11 Titanium589618167-40.59 Total China4168996163060158.31

Unit: metric ton

Name of province or cityProduction inApril. 2015Total outputJan.-Apr. 2015% Change2014-2015 Beijing703286436.51 Tianjin19478835102529.49 Hebei456715641-37.63 Shanxi25126698-14.38 Inner-Mongolia10072393868.22 Liaoning1213037534-41.98 Heilongjiang Shanghai2753199646-2.46 Jiangsu247311815895-0.48 Zhejiang2796629513067.8 Anhui23692487996924.32 Fujian1329048512-37.48 Jiangxi2307088727404.8 Shandong798272515074.87 Henan486661889303.02 Hubei583821942-47.22 Hunan274151008105.04 Guangdong130011419990-17.23 Guangxi6396186136.01 Chongqin16489534866.57 Sichuan56962278511.5 Guizhou4911930-13.79 Yunnan1379858750-8 Shaanxi1377512949.86 Gansu2163864339-7.62 Qinghai537223872-33.8 Ningxia611009.89 Xinjiang1600632078 Total output China163928153844854.33

(End of April. 2015)

Name of commoditiesPeriodImportsExportsQuantity (metric ton)Value (thousand US dollars)% Change (2013-2014)Quantity (metric ton)Value (thousand US dollars)% Change (2013-2014)Copper:Copper concentrate (actual weight)Jan-Apr.300813848834919.83-7.2410318153513892056188Copper Scrap (actual weight)Jan-Apr.7811982047545-10.53-27.1632139-85.77-86.64Blister copperJan-Apr.144856904086-15.57-26.854556280809397.958395.9Refined copper Jan-Apr.8185614991097-18.24-31.84577773614374-12.07Copper alloysJan-Apr.801742523-37.48-41.5130164475.33161.91Fabricated copper productsJan-Apr.1332131252411-9.86-13.771186049242042.06-5.29Aluminium:AluminaJan-Apr.933117365057-37.11-30.99989910445-79.51-62.55Aluminium ScrapJan-Apr.472759695127-16.51-19.7525346336.6956.25Primary AluminiumJan-Apr.2245451722-85.35-82.551730039116-26.42-19.89Aluminium alloysJan-Apr.1195129463-46.22-43.0812690727616721.7120.45Fabricated Aluminium productsJan-Apr.1166917059942.956.191099216334893452.8837.14Lead:Lead concentrateJan-Apr.4040114904413.533.3Unwrought refined leadJan-Apr.60165-25.73-40.36107722098646.6834.61Unwrought refined lead alloys Jan-Apr.541813464-46.97-43.82336121351.66119.19Fabricated LeadJan-Apr.1430151.4721.667042154226.3-2.56Zinc:Zinc concentrate (actual weight)Jan-Apr.72768847859932.3625.855497Unwrought refined ZincJan-Apr.81881180986-58.54-54.923948987327917910023Unwrought refined Zinc alloysJan-Apr.261096282311.7620.25131320-80.95-74.37Fabricated ZincJan-Apr.3442130846.4613.943326594740.6837.75Tin:Unwrought refined tin Jan-Apr.135827104-25.8-35.9903436-99.97-99.94Unwrought refined tin alloysJan-Apr.213455213.27-1.54Nickel:Unwrought nickel Jan-Apr.23813371653-37.57-33.198191148853-3.357.15Unwrought nickel alloysJan-Apr.4407022825.64617.2244866609558.6680.14Fabricated nickelJan-Apr.287299348-27.88-25.4392924072-18.48-13.64

Name of commoditiesPeriodImportsExportsQuantity (metric ton)Value (thousand US dollars)% Change (2013-2014)Quantity (metric ton)Value (thousand US dollars)% Change (2013-2014)Antimony:Unwrought antimony Jan-Apr.9727281161.47121.85Antimony oxideJan-Apr.2292233-27.06-18.51708651881-0.76-15.7Molybdenum:Molybdenum concentrate (actual weight)Jan-Apr.283020821-48.01-57.51112111956-34.68-46.17Ferro-molybdenumJan-Apr.861474758.0794410188Molybdenum OxideJan-Apr.17298-84.1-83.72444692615.2810.8Magnesium:Unwrought magnesiumJan-Apr.20349174.93-9.7181921207437-4.74-12.28Magnesium turnings, particles and powderJan-Apr.22882563193.66-6.64Tungsten:Tungsten ore concentrateJan-Apr.107510244-20.5-54.69Tungsten oxideJan-Apr.6337-44.8110.4916834650414.28-14.45Ammonium Paratungstate Jan-Apr.3759373-50.83-62.67Tungsten powderJan-Apr.6419-50.04-39.13217956090.860.28 Tungsten carbide powderJan-Apr.6506-50.38-38.496842899537.3314.98 Ferro-tungstenJan-Apr.1635554101.2361.45 Silver: (unit in kg) Unwrought silverJan-Apr.861474758.07944.4385974216340108.6653.48 Silver powderJan-Apr.35452237704-33.74-29.374092343752-70.65-63.35 Semi-finished silverJan-Apr.15966720423-14.66-23.0429453160931708.72353.9 Silver ornamentsJan-Apr.60341273215.2417.554627163988-25.3-15.05 Silverware Jan-Apr.52645817.4670.774015818797.6646.49 Gold: (unit in kg) Gold ornamentsJan-Apr.16951004303.8211.48403562205663-62.74-71.27 Titanium: Fabricated titaniumJan-Apr.1446995208.9612.7527777176311.028.5 Titanium concentratesJan-Apr.43247774261-15-32.9648194273-1.66-11.09 Titanium dioxideJan-Apr.41367109656-7.98-12.3813710826083712.740.55 Cobalt: Cobalt and Fabricated cobaltJan-Apr.34939195287-5-0.7172323219-15.1-11.9 Cobalt concentratesJan-Apr.5644112585556.5670.22 Cobalt oxideJan-Apr.1471955-24.34-51.57212649673-8.56-4.97 Cobalt nitrateJan-Apr.524993 Cobalt carbonateJan-Apr.55779365341288139157987.2911.74

Unit: metric ton

Name of provinceProduction inApril. 2015Total outputJan.-Apr. 2015% Change2014-2015 Hebei14726006106.39 Inner-Mongolia4810619818231.15 Liaoning23515916719.76 Jiangsu1170529030-9.78 Zhejiang393211578-3.09 Anhui4373109861033.75 Fujian1712945-53.75 Jiangxi91973107129.65 Henan282741099526.68 Hubei200900 Hunan1024834026045.73 Guangdong19858661497.71 Guangxi455201635040.31 Sichuan19825744576.24 Guizhou35521094178.67 Yunnan766933089080.99 Shaanxi7926830732013.29 Gansu33798129223236.77 Qinghai858825176-14.61 Xinjiang11791234-10.91 Total output China521711198183913.59