Chinese rare earth import and export in the first quarter of 2015

ImportofrareearthmetalandalloyinChinaup38%inthefirstquarteryear-on-yearAccordingtocustomsstatistics,Chinaimported27.67tonsofrareearthmetalsandalloysinMarch,valuedUSD427,200.ImportsfromJanuarytoMarchaccumulatedto100.4tons,up38.1%year-on-year.TheimportvaluetotaledUSD1.28millionduringthefirstthreemonths.DuringJanuarytomarch,Chinaimported65.9