Solar and co. generated 74.5 billion kilowatt hours of electricity. BDEW calls for further acceleration of expansion.

Important transhipment centers for rare earths in the border region with Myanmar are closed. Processing plants in China are operating at reduced capacity.

Compared with last year, the export of permanent magnets increased by 18 percent.

New platform founded for the exchange of ideas and coordination of measures.

Rare earth oxide prices in China decreased in mid-March for the first time since the beginning of the year despite continued strong demand, as reported by the industry service Shanghai Metals Market (SMM). This is probably also due to pressure from the Chinese government.