Global Rare Earth Elements Market Revenue to Rise to $10.96 Billion by 2020: Hexa Research

Hexa Research recently published a new report on the rare earths market, noting that high demand for rare earth elements like cerium and lanthanum in applications like automobiles, metallurgy, phosphors, glass, etc. will drive global market growth. It expects the market to reach $10.96 billion by 2020.
As quoted in the press release:

China, with more than 93% of the global production, was the largest producer of neodymium in 2012. The country’s potential as a key supplier of Rare Earth Elements is likely to be hampered by stringent regulatory stipulations on indiscriminate mining activities.
Hexa Research observed that Cerium was the largest consumed Rare Earth Element in 2013. It accounted for more than 40% of the total market that year. Main applications of cerium included petroleum refining and metallurgy. Application categories of Rare Earth Elements as determined by the research are catalysts, magnets, metallurgy, glass and polishing. Permanent magnets grabbed highest market share in 2013 followed by catalysts and metallurgy. Hexa Research expects permanent magnets to experience fastest growth in the coming years.
Growing end-use industries in developing Asia Pacific regions like China, India, Malaysia and South Korea will accelerate demand for the Rare Earth Elements market in the near future. Asia Pacific fetched revenues close to $3.8 billion in 2013. China was both, the largest consumer and producer of Rare Earth Elements in 2013. This will contribute to Asia Pacific experiencing the fastest growth at a CAGR of 11.5% from 2014 to 2020. Growth in automotive sector in ROW countries will also contribute to market growth. Molycorp and Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Rare Earth HI-Tech Co. were the dominant players of the Rare Earth Elements industry in 2013.
Asia Pacific dominated the rare earth elements market in 2013 owing to economical utilization of reserves. The product demand is projected to grow at rapid pace due to increasing end-use industries in emerging economies such as China, India, South Korea and Malaysia. China was the dominant producer in the region owing to huge number of reserves in 2013. China was also the largest consumer due to increasing applications in end-use industries. RoW is expected to grow significantly on account of increasing automotive industries. Russia has reserves accounting for about 19%, the U.S. with 13%, Australia with 5.4% and India over 3%.

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