Neodymium(III)-oxide News & Market Updates

US efforts are advancing but remain far from meaningful scale. MP Materials produced 1,300 tonnes of neodymium oxide in 2024 and claims it will make 1,000 tonnes of NdFeB magnets by end-2025. For context, China produced 300,000 tonnes of such magnets in 2024. Other projects are…

H Hannah Berg on Aug 31, 2026

Global neodymium oxide consumption is under 90,000 tonnes per year, even with electric vehicles and robotics expanding rapidly. The reason is simple: rare earths are not actually scarce. A tonne of typical bastnasite concentrate yields only 50-80 kg of neodymium oxide, but the…

W Wei Zhang on Aug 30, 2026

The idea of spiking rare earth prices to force Western buyers into bankruptcy is not realistic. The US, EU and Japan have already built supply mechanisms specifically to counter this risk. Overseas rare earth producers now receive guaranteed offtake contracts, direct equity…

M Marcus Hayes on Aug 01, 2026

The market for light rare earth elements has been experiencing a continuous surge recently.

on Feb 11, 2026

In February, China's light rare earth market prices surged significantly. Key products like neodymium oxide and praseodymium-neodymium oxide saw price...

ChemPriceHub Alert: Light Rare Earth Prices Rise Across the Board

on Feb 04, 2026

On February 3, domestic light rare earth prices rose, with praseodymium-neodymium metal up 5,000 yuan/ton to 910,000 yuan/ton, praseodymium-neodymium oxide up...

ChemPriceHub Important Reminder: Domestic Light Rare Earth Prices Generally Rose on January 29

on Jan 29, 2026

On January 29, domestic light rare earth prices rose, with praseodymium-neodymium metal up 65,000 yuan/ton to 920,000 yuan/ton. Downstream procurement remained...

Since January, the market for light rare earths has experienced an upward trend.

on Jan 13, 2026

In January, China's light rare earth market prices rose, with the rare earth index at 552 on Jan 12, up 6 points from the previous day. Prices of neodymium...