About rare earth metals
Rare earth metals have unique physical and chemical properties, which make them suitable to alloy with other metals for use in applications that require enhanced magnetic strength, high temperature resistance, and other properties. They are widely used in the manufacture of magnets for wind turbine generators and for the electrodes in metal hydride batteries. These metals are also used in various applications pertaining to catalytic converters, fluorescent lighting, and memory storage. Increased demand for high performance materials from automotive and renewable energy applications coupled with an expanding supplier base is driving the growth of this market.
Technavios analysts forecast the global rare earth metals market to grow at a CAGR of 10.19% by demand volume over the period 2014-2019.
Covered in this report
Technavios report, Global Rare Earth Metals Market 2015-2019, has been prepared based on an in-depth market analysis with inputs from various industry experts. The report includes a comprehensive discussion of the market, an extensive coverage on different types of application segments, elements, and demand-supply dynamics in various geographies. The report provides comments on both the existing market landscape and its growth prospects over the forecast period. The report further includes a discussion of the key vendors operating in this market.
The report presents data on the following segments of the market:
• Applications: permanent magnets, battery alloys, catalysts, polishing powder, phosphors, glass additives, ceramics, and others
• Elements: Light rare earth metals and heavy rare earth metals
• Geography: China, Rest of Asia, US, and others
Key vendors
• Alkane
• Arafura
• Avalon
• Canada Rare Earth
• Molycorp
Other prominent vendors
• China Rare Earth Holdings
• Frontier Rare Earths
• Greenland Minerals and Energy
• Indian Rare Earths
• Jiangxi Copper
• Lynas
• Montero Mining and Exploration
• Namibia Rare Earths
• Quest Rare Minerals
• Rare Element Resources
• Showa Denko
• Ucore Rare Metals
Market drivers
• Exorbitant deposits of rare earth oxides
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Market challenges
• Unavailability of skilled professionals in the mining sector
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Market trends
• Increasing number of rare earth metal exploration projects
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Key questions answered in this report
• What will the market size be in 2019 and what will the growth rate be?
• What are the various end-uses and potential applications for the product?
• What are the key market trends?
• What is driving this market?
• What are the challenges to market growth?
• Who are the key vendors in this market space and what is the nature of competition between them?
• What are the market opportunities and threats faced by the key vendors?
PART 01: Executive summary
Highlights
PART 02: Scope of the report
Market overview
PART 03: Market research methodology
Research methodology
Economic indicators
PART 04: Introduction
Key market highlights
PART 05: Market landscape
Market overview
Abundance and availability
Supply chain analysis
Market size and forecast by revenue
Market size and forecast by volume
Five forces analysis
PART 06: Segmentation by application
Segmentation of rare earth metals by application
Rare earth metals in permanent magnets
Rare earth metals in battery alloys
Rare earth metals in catalysts
Rare earth metals in polishing powders
Rare earth metals in phosphors
Rare earth metals in glass additives
Rare earth metals in ceramics
Other applications
Segmentation by element type
Segmentation by element type
Heavy REEs
Others
PART 07: Geographical segmentation
Geographical segmentation by consumption 2014
Geographical segmentation by production 2014
Geographical segmentation by reserves 2014
PART 08: Market drivers
PART 09: Impact of drivers
PART 10: Market challenges
PART 11: Impact of drivers and challenges
PART 12: Market trends
PART 13: Vendor landscape
Competitive scenario
Major vendor analysis 2014
Other prominent vendors
PART 14: Pricing analysis
Pricing trends of rare earth metals
PART 15: Key vendor analysis
Alkane
Arafura
Avalon
Canada Rare Earth
Molycorp
PART 16: Appendix
List of abbreviation
PART 17: Explore Technavio
Exhibit 01: Market overview of global rare earth metals market
Exhibit 02: Abundance of rare earth metals
Exhibit 03: Supply chain in rare earth industry
Exhibit 04: Global rare earth metals market 2014-2019 ($ billions)
Exhibit 05: Global rare earth metals market 2014-2019 (thousand tons)
Exhibit 06: Five forces analysis
Exhibit 07: Segmentation of rare earth metals by application 2014
Exhibit 08: Segmentation of rare earth metals by application 2019
Exhibit 09: Rare earth metals in permanent magnets 2015-2019 (thousand tons)
Exhibit 10: Rare earth metals in battery alloys 2015-2019 (thousand tons)
Exhibit 11: Rare earth metals in catalysts 2015-2019 (thousand tons)
Exhibit 12: Rare earth metals in polishing powders 2015-2019 (thousand tons)
Exhibit 13: Rare earth metals in phosphors 2015-2019 (thousand tons)
Exhibit 14: Rare earth metals in glass additives 2015-2019 (thousand tons)
Exhibit 15: Rare earth metals in ceramics 2015-2019 (thousand tons)
Exhibit 16: Supply and demand volume of rare earths metals 2015 (tons)
Exhibit 17: Geographical segmentation of the market by consumption 2014
Exhibit 18: Rare earth element application segments in China
Exhibit 19: Rare earth element application segments in Rest of Asia
Exhibit 20: US imports of rare earth oxides (tons)
Exhibit 21: US exports of rare earth oxides (tons)
Exhibit 22: Rare earth element application segments in US
Exhibit 23: Application segments in other regions
Exhibit 24: Import composition of rare earths of member states of EU-27 (from non-EU-27 countries) in 2014
Exhibit 25: Production capacities 2014
Exhibit 26: Major production capacities across the world 2014
Exhibit 27: Reserves capacities 2014
Exhibit 28: Global wind power forecast 2014-2020 in terms of installed capacity (GW)
Exhibit 29: Global hybrid electric vehicle sales 2010-2019
Exhibit 30: Growth outlook for smartphones and LED lighting 2014-2019
Exhibit 31: Impact of drivers
Exhibit 32: Impact of drivers and challenges
Exhibit 33: Comparative grading of various rare earth producing countries (Scale of 1-5)
Exhibit 34: Key vendor analysis 2014
Exhibit 35: Price trends of light rare earth metals 2010-2014 ($ per kg for 99% concentrations)
Exhibit 36: Price trends of heavy rare earth metals 2010-2014 ($ per kg for 99% concentrations)
Exhibit 37: Alkane: Business segmentation by revenue 2014
Exhibit 38: Alkane: Business segmentation by revenue 2013 and 2014 ($ millions)
Exhibit 39: Arafura: Business segmentation by revenue 2014
Exhibit 40: Arafura: Business segmentation by revenue 2013 and 2014 ($ millions)
Exhibit 41: Molycorp: Business segmentation 2014 by revenue
Exhibit 42: Molycorp: Business segmentation by revenue 2013 and 2014 ($ millions)
Exhibit 43: Molycorp: Geographical segmentation by revenue 2014
