Rare earth market update on May 29, 2026

This week, the price trends of mainstream light and heavy rare earth products in China were somewhat differentiated. The prices of praseodymium and neodymium first declined and then rebounded, while the prices of terbium and dysprosium continued to decline.

Rare earth market update on May 28, 2026

The domestic rare earth market has generally maintained a sideways trend. Due to low trading activity on both supply and demand sides, upstream raw material enterprises show slightly insufficient motivation to adjust prices.

Rare earth market update on May 27, 2026

The domestic rare earth prices generally showed a mixed pattern, with praseodymium-neodymium prices showing signs of rebounding after stabilizing, while dysprosium and terbium prices continued to fluctuate downward.

Rare earth market update on May 26, 2026

The domestic rare earth market generally maintained weak and stable operation, with mainstream product prices adjusting within a reasonable range, while trading sentiment remained subdued and wait-and-see sentiment was strong.

Rare earth market update on May 25, 2026

On Monday, the domestic rare earth market as a whole remained weak. Against the background of low downstream demand and strong reluctance among suppliers to sell while holding firm on prices, the prices of many mainstream products decreased slightly, with limited transactions concluded.

Rare earth market update on May 22, 2026

This week, domestic rare earth prices generally showed a trend of sharp decrease first and then stabilization. At the beginning of the week, due to the slow transmission of terminal demand to the upstream sector and the poor short-term market expectations among industry insiders, suppliers generally showed panic sentiment, among which praseodymium-neodymium raw material traders significantly enhanced their willingness to sell at lower prices.

Rare earth market update on May 21, 2026

The domestic rare earth market as a whole remained weak, among which the prices of praseodymium-neodymium oxide, praseodymium-neodymium metal and terbium oxide were about RMB 705,000/ton, RMB 860,000/ton and RMB 6,070,000/ton respectively.

Rare earth market update on May 20, 2026

The overall performance of China's domestic rare earth market remains sluggish. Amid the interplay of bullish and bearish factors, the buyer's market still holds a dominant position, which is mainly reflected in varying degrees of price declines for mainstream products and low actual trading volume.

Rare earth market update on May 19, 2026

The domestic rare earth prices have generally shown a downward trend, with prices of praseodymium-neodymium oxide, praseodymium-neodymium metal, terbium oxide, and holmium oxide decreasing by approximately RMB 23,000/ton, RMB 15,000/ton, RMB 20,000/ton, and RMB 5,000/ton, respectively.

Rare earth market update on May 18, 2026

On Monday, the domestic rare earth market continued to maintain a generally stable but slightly weak trend, with the price of praseodymium-neodymium oxide decreased by RMB 7,000/ton, praseodymium-neodymium metal decreased by RMB 5,000/ton, and dysprosium-iron alloy decreased by RMB 10,000/ton.