China rare earth prices surge on Myanmar crackdownhttps://www.zawya.com/mena/en/markets/story/China_rare_earth_prices_surge_on_Myanmar_crackdown-TR20190522nL4N22Y3E6X1/ Chinese prices for the metal form of
dysprosium , one of the middle-heavy rare earths used in permanent magnets,
rose by 16.4 percent to as much as 2,300 yuan ($333.25) per kg, the highest since May 2015, on Wednesday and are up more than 25 percent since the Securities Times report was published.
Terbium metal SMM-REM-TRM has soared to 4,500 yuan per kg, the highest since November 2017, and gadolinium oxide SMM-REM-GXO prices are up 19 percent this month, hitting 175,000 yuan per tonne on Wednesday, the highest since August 2017.