Buyers of rare earth elements are looking for potential alternatives to Chinese sources given a tight market is mooted for the medium term at least, and cropping up on their radars is the Australian rare earth hopeful Alkane Resources.

According to Dudley Kingsnorth, Executive Director of private consulting firm Industrial Minerals Company of Australia and REE marketing consultant, current forecasts held that the general REE market would see further tightening in coming years.

Buyers of rare earth elements are looking for potential alternatives to Chinese sources given a tight market is mooted for the medium term at least, and cropping up on their radars is the Australian rare earth hopeful Alkane Resources.

American Elements has advised its customers and supply chain partners of an anticipated new 10% export tax on all rare earth metals from China

Neo Material Technologies Inc. announced today that agreement has been reached with Hitachi Metals, Ltd.("Hitachi") on an exclusive field of use

Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Rare Earth Hi-Tech Co. Ltd. (Baotou Rare Earth), Baotou Iron and Steel Group's Shanghai-listed subsidiary, has reported net

Shin-Etsu Chemical announced plans on July 25 to construct a rare earth separation and refinement plant in TechnoPort Fukui, Fukui Prefecture.

Shin-Etsu Chemical announced on Wednesday the firm establishes a new plant for rare earth separation and refinement in Fukui Prefecture, Japan.