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Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 42.524.031 von MdBJuppZupp am 27.12.11 18:50:01

Na ja hübsche Meldung aber am Aktienkurs kann man´s nicht ablesen.

[MdBJuppZupp]

Und im Handelsblatt steht auch erfreuliches
heute, 17:40 HANDELSBLATT
China will weniger Seltene Erden exportieren
China hat eine Kürzung seiner Exportquote für Seltene Erden angekündigt. Das Land will damit dem Preisverfall für die exotischen Metalle begegnen, die in Mobiltelefonen und anderen High-Tech-Geräten verarbeitet werden. Im ersten Halbjahr 2012 dürften 10.546 Tonnen Seltene Erden ausgeführt werden, teilte das Handelsministerium in Peking am Dienstag mit. Das entspricht einer Kürzung um 27 Prozent gegenüber dem Vorjahreszeitraum.

[Diva]

http://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/0,1518,805927,0…



wenn jetzt schon der spiegel drüber schreibt ....

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China 2012 Rare-Earth Export Quota Almost Same

China, the biggest supplier of rare earths, will keep 2012 export quotas “basically level” with this year, as high prices and a slowing global economy sap demand.

The full-year quota may be about 31,130 metric tons, according to Bloomberg News calculations based on first-round quota figures given by the Ministry of Commerce in a statement. The quota was 30,184 tons in 2011 and 30,258 tons in 2010.

China produces at least 90 percent of the world’s rare earths, used in Boeing Co. (BA) helicopter blades and Toyota Motor Corp. hybrid cars. The slowing global economy and high prices have curtailed demand from Japan, Europe and U.S., prompting speculation the country may slash quotas for 2012. China has curbed output and exports since 2009, when quotas were set at 50,145 tons, to conserve resources and protect the environment.

“The quota has become pointless if export demand falls short of the limits,” said Wei Chishan, a Shanghai-based analyst at SMM Information & Technology Co., a data provider. “Rare-earth users are under great pressure to pass on surging costs, while the global slowdown has slashed demand.”

China, the world’s fastest growing major economy, exported only 14,750 tons of rare earths in the first 11 months of this year, or 49 percent of the full-year limit, “leaving a huge amount of export quota unutilized,” the ministry said.

“It shows supply is sufficient,” SMM’s Wei said.
Environmental Protection

The government allocated 10,546 tons of first-round export quotas to nine companies, including China Minmetals Corp. and Sinosteel Crop., that have met the government’s environment protection standards, the ministry said. Another 14,358 tons may be granted to 17 other companies, including Baotou Iron & Steel Group, China’s biggest producer, if they meet the standards by the end of July, the statement said.

The first-round quotas will account for about 80 percent of the full-year volume for 2012, the ministry said.

Rare earths are 17 chemically similar elements including neodymium, cerium and lanthanum. The export prices from China for eight rare earths found at the Mount Weld project in Western Australia surged to $193.21 a kilogram on average in the third quarter, compared with $31.35 in 2010, according to figures on Lynas Corp.’s website. The prices have since fallen 41 percent to $113.43 a kilogram on Dec. 19, the company said.
Export Limits

China has set export limits on a range of mining products including silver, minor metals and coke to conserve resources and protect the environment. Raw-material restrictions have stoked tensions between China and its trading partners including the U.S. and the European Union, which said it has unfair commerce and currency policies.

Complaints against China by the U.S., the European Union and Mexico were bolstered by a World Trade Organization ruling, which found in July that quotas, export duties and license requirements on industrial ingredients such as coke, zinc and bauxite violate global rules.

To contact Bloomberg News staff for this story: Helen Yuan in Shanghai at [e-mail]

To contact the editor responsible for this story: Richard Dobson at [e-mail]

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-12-27/china-2012-rare-ear…

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...und Lynas neues Portal um die Kritiker etwas einzusammeln und wieder auf konstruktive Pfade zu leiten.

http://lynasandmalaysia.com/

[VirtualNormann]

Lynas Corp uses newspaper ads to defend rare earths plant

By Clara Chooi

December 27, 2011

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 27 — Facing relentless criticism over its nearly-completed rare earth refinery in Kuantan’s Gebeng, Lynas Corp has resorted to placing a full-page advertisement in The Star today to defend itself.

In huge red block letters set against a white background aimed to draw attention, Lynas Corp started the advertisement by saying, “Everyone is entitled to have questions. We’re committed to continue giving answers.”

“We welcome the community asking questions about the Lynas Advanced Materials Plant (Lamp) in Malaysia. It’s important to us that the communities we live and work with understand we care about their health and safety, and their environment.

“We know people want to know more so we’re pleased to answer more questions,” it added.

The Australian mining firm then attempted to explain several frequent allegations against its operations, including offering its promise that it complies with all Australian, International and Malaysian standards.

“... and that’s the way it should be. It should also be known that many Malaysian standards are equivalent to, or exceed international standards,” it said.

It added that LAMP meets “rigorous regulations” in water treatment, emissions and storage and handling of waste.

On possible air emissions, Lynas Corp explained that it handles materials with very low levels of radiation, a key concern among Kuantan residents, adding that the materials were classified as “safe, non-toxic and non-hazardous”.

“There is no significant exposure or health risk from emissions to air. To demonstrate this, Lynas has installed specialised air monitoring equipment on site and in town,” it assured.

The company also addressed concerns on waste disposal, saying it would handle and store all materials on site.

“These are just some of the questions we’ve been asked. There are many more.

“Lynas is committed to answering these questions openly and honestly. You can find out more at lynasandmalaysia.com,” the advertisement concluded.

The website, set up recently, also includes a host of other explanations on Lynas’s LAMP operations, aiming to alleviate fears raised by Kuantan folk.

The controversial RM1.5 billion LAMP being built in the prime minister’s home state of Pahang is now said to be more than 85 per cent complete and is expected to power up by early next year.

The rare earth refinery, touted to be the biggest in the world, aims to break China’s near-complete stranglehold of the minerals required to manufacture high-technology products like hybrid cars, smartphones to bombs.

But public protests by local residents and environmental groups over the possible radioactive hazard posed by the plant this year put the brakes on Lynas’s plans.

The outcry prompted a review by a nine-man panel of experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), who instructed the Sydney-based company to provide a better long-term waste management plan.

Putrajaya, which imposed tighter environmental safety standards on the proposed plant in June following the high-profile protests, has yet to issue a pre-operating licence for the plant.

http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/lynas-co…

[MdBJuppZupp]

Frohe Weihnachten

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http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-12-magnetic-breakthrough-si…

Magnetic breakthrough may have significant pull
December 20, 2011

Physics professor Don Heiman and graduate student-researcher Steven Bennett have designed a super-strong magnetic material that may revolutionize the production of magnets found in computers. Photo by Mary Knox Merrill.
(PhysOrg.com) -- Northeastern University researchers have designed a super-strong magnetic material that may revolutionize the production of magnets found in computers, mobile phones, electric cars and wind-powered generators.

The findings — which dovetail with Northeastern’s focus on use-inspired research that solves global challenges in health, security and sustainability — will be published in an upcoming edition of the journal Applied Physics Letters.
“State-of-the-art electric motors and generators contain highly coercive magnets that are based on rare-earth elements, but we have developed a new material with similar properties without those exotic elements,” said coauthor Don Heiman, a physics professor in the College of Science.
Heiman’s work aligns with Northeastern’s existing expertise in this area. The university's Center for Microwave Magnetic Materials and Integrated Circuits, for example, works to develop next-generation microwave materials and device solutions for radar and wireless communication technologies for U.S. defense and commercial industries.
For this study, the team of researchers, including undergraduates Tom Cardinal and Thomas Nummy and graduate student Steven Bennett, found that the compound manganese gallium can be synthesized on the nanoscale to produce a coercive field that rivals materials containing rare-earth elements, which are considerably more expensive to process and mine.
The need to develop low-cost magnetic materials is at an all-time high. Last year, China, which has cornered the market on the supply of the rare earth elements, purposely reduced production by 40 percent to drive up prices throughout the rest of the world.
As Heiman put it, “The government would be in a bind if it had to rely on China to produce hybrid cars and wind generators.”
He presented the team’s research in November in Scottsdale, Ariz., at the 56th Annual Conference on Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. Representatives of Toyota, LG Electronics and hard-drive manufacturers Seagate and Hitachi Global were particularly interested in the findings.
“It garnered a lot of interest,” Heiman said.
He praised the contribution of the trio of student-researchers, whose lab work taught them how to approach scientific problems in new ways. “The goal is to get students in the lab as soon as possible,” Heiman explained. “In class, students work on problems with specific answers, but when you enter the real world, it’s not like that."
More information: View selected publications of Don Heiman in IRis, Northeastern’s digital archive.
Provided by Northeastern University (news : web)

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Abesque ist 100%-Tochter von Forge. Und dass Curtis gegenüber Forge nicht ganz neutral ist, wissen wir spätestens seit dem Versuch Crown da hin zu verschachern...

[JoJo49]

Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 42.515.596 von MdBJuppZupp am 22.12.11 19:50:41

Zum Jahresende von Lynas noch IMHO eine wirklich gute Nachricht.
Kann erst im neuen Jahr wieder online sein, bis dahin alles Gute.

Grüsse JoJo

http://www.stocknessmonster.com/news-history?S=LYC&E=ASX
LYC Lynas Corporation Limited
December 2011
23rd FGE: NOA for Lynas LampsUp WA $36M contract
http://www.stocknessmonster.com/news-item?S=FGE&E=ASX&N=5726…
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Googleübersetzt: http://translate.google.de/translate?sl=en&tl=de&js=n&prev=_…


23rd Letter of Award - Lump Sum Phase 2 EPC Contract for Mt Weld
http://www.stocknessmonster.com/news-item?S=LYC&E=ASX&N=6623…
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Googleübersetzt: http://translate.google.de/translate?hl=de&sl=en&tl=de&u=htt…

PS.: - Da kann man ja nun wirklich nur hoffen das Lynas für die Produktionserweiterung von 120.000tpa auf 240.000tpa die Betriebsgenehmigung bekommt!
Dann wäre das doch vom Management ein kluger Schachzug - oder? ...
wollen die ihr Geld nur zum Fenster raus schmeißen -