The reporter learned on the 8th that since the "Twelfth Five-Year Plan", China has made significant progress in the organization of large-scale rare earth groups. The layout of the rare earth industry has become more and more reasonable, the concentration has been greatly increased, and the small, dispersed, and disordered situation has been changed fundamentally.

Zhou Changyi, the director of the Department of Raw Materials Industry of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, introduced at the 8th "China Baotou Rare Earth Industry (International) Forum" on the 8th that at present, the establishment of 5 large rare earth groups including North China Rare Earth has passed The acceptance of China Minmetals Rare Earth Group is also being actively promoted. These six large rare earth groups have integrated 22 of the 23 rare earth mines in the country. Of the 59 rare earth smelting and separating companies in China, 54 have been integrated into large groups. At the same time, with the support of relevant places, another 40 rare-earth smelting and separation enterprises were demolished or closed, and the excess capacity was reduced by 100,000 tons.

At present, the rare earth mining and smelting separation capacity of the six large rare earth groups has accounted for more than 90% and 60% of the country's total. The production scale of rare earth magnetic, catalytic, and luminescent materials has accounted for more than 70%, 50%, and 45% of the country. The concentration of production capacity in the rare earth industry in China has increased significantly.

Zhou Changyi said that the "Thirteenth Five-Year Plan" is a key period for achieving the sustainable and healthy development of the rare earth industry and entering the mid-to-high end of the industry. The development of China's rare earth industry will closely focus on national strategic needs such as "Made in China 2025" and the development of strategic emerging industries. The role of large-scale rare earth groups, vigorously promote the standardized development of rare earth resources, eliminate and resolve excess capacity, and promote intensive and high-end development of the industry.

He said that in the next step, relevant departments will continue to implement the support policies for the formation of the group, increase support for the allocation of key elements such as mineral resources and production plans, increase the competitiveness of the group and the ability to lead the development of the industry, and further enhance the large rare earth groups. Development quality.