New energy products popular in Sichuan exports of rare earth permanent magnets surged seven times

The demand for new energy products such as new energy vehicles has been increasing, and the demand for rare earth permanent magnetic materials in China has been boosted. According to analysis by Chengdu Customs, the sharp increase in export scale is due to the fact that the company itself has developed well and it also reflects the increasing demand in the international market. . The use of rare earth permanent magnets is extensive, especially the demand for new energy products such as new energy vehicles and variable frequency home appliances, and the demand for rare earth permanent magnet materials has been boosted accordingly.

Yesterday, a reporter from Huaxi Dushi Bao learned from Chengdu Customs that as new energy vehicles and inverter household appliances became hotter, rare earth permanent magnets became more popular in the international market. In the past year, Sichuan exported a total of 580.1 tons of rare earth permanent magnets, which surged 7.1 times compared to 2009 (the same below), with a total value of 27.4 million US dollars, an increase of 7.1 times. At the same time, the average export price was 47,000 US dollars per ton, an increase of 1%.

Average price of exports: High in the whole year According to customs statistics, the average export price of rare earth permanent magnets in Sichuan is stable. Since December 2009, the average export price has remained at around US$ 46,000 per ton. In December 2010, the average export price was US$ 47,000 per ton, which was a year-on-year increase of 23.6%. On the scale of exports, after exports of Sichuan rare earth permanent magnets hit a maximum of 62.7 tons in December 2009, the scale of exports in 2010 was significantly larger than in 2009. In 2010, the scale of exports exceeded 580 tons, an increase of 7 times.

It is understood that rare-earth permanent magnet materials refer to a magnetic material obtained by sintering and magnetizing mixed rare earth metals such as tantalum and niobium and transition metals. As a new generation of permanent magnets, they are lightweight, highly energy-efficient, and have high magnetic energy product and resistance. Corrosion and other characteristics are mainly used in energy-saving fields such as new energy vehicles, direct-drive permanent magnet wind generators, and variable frequency home appliances.

In the past year, ASEAN, Hong Kong, and the United States were the top three export markets for rare earth permanent magnets in Sichuan. In particular, exports of ASEAN reached 301 tons, a surge of 10.1 times, accounting for 51.9% of total exports. At the same time, it exported 151.3 tons of Hong Kong, an increase of 4.3 times, accounting for 26.1%; it exported to the United States 32.2 tons, an increase of 10.6 times. At present, private enterprises are the main force for the export of rare earth permanent magnets in Sichuan, accounting for more than 99% of total exports.

The Customs suggested that: To increase industrial application capacity, “the surge in export scale is partly due to the good development of the company itself, but also reflects the increasing demand in the international market.” According to the analysis of Chengdu Customs, the use of rare earth permanent magnets is extensive, especially new energy sources. The increasing demand for new energy products such as automobiles and variable frequency home appliances has boosted the demand for rare earth permanent magnet materials. At the same time, there are also major environmental factors that have contributed to the global economic recovery.

In fact, China's rare earth industry is at the bottom of the industrial chain and there is a big gap with the developed countries. For many years, the rare earth industry model has remained at the level of raw material exports and simple low-level smelting and processing technologies, and has not formed a high-tech and high-value-added industrial chain. In particular, the pace of independent innovation and industrial applications is slow.

The Customs recommends this to encourage companies to carry out independent innovation, increase R&D investment and innovation in rare earth industries, and improve the application capabilities of the entire industry as soon as possible. In particular, attention should be paid to improving the effectiveness of management and integration of rare earth resources, preventing the sale of advantageous resources, and improving the economic efficiency of the industry. It is also necessary to accelerate the transformation and upgrade of rare earth industries, change the current situation of disorderly competition and extensive production in the industry, limit the production and export of low-grade and high-loss products, reduce resource consumption, and increase the position and comprehensive competitiveness of domestic enterprises in the international rare earth market. .