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El problema es que le pueden pagar con la misma moneda. Por ejemplo, limitandole las ventas de crudo. Ademas, China no es el unico productor de neodimio.

Neodymium - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

he argument has nothing to do with morality but national interest. Its in Chinese national interests they think to control export (they are behaving like a 17th/18th century mercantilist country, or even like medieval England when Edward 3rd banned the export of wool to develop the native cloth industry.

Its clear China has no belief in international co-operation and mutual benefit, so clearly we need to ensure we are able to fight China to protect our national interests and we had better start soon before its too late.

So we should start with trade barriers and start breaking china's growing monopolies in all kinds of manufacture. It would take very little to wreck China's economy which is far more fragile than the West believes. By raising barriers on manufactured goods, selectively to protect key industries, we can re-grow our own wrecked industries and start to rebalance the global trade imbalances. The stabilisation of the British and American economies will make us less vulnerable to global credit shocks and less vulnerable to threats from regimes such as China.

Sadly the europeans are too stupid and cowardly to do anything, and anyway, Germany makes all its money from the present trade imbalances

At the same time we need to develop new technology to replace these precious metals, and we need to better protect our ideas a from the Chinese and others.

If China can't move away form its mercantilist ideas then we need to break it before they break us.

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Ahi tienes a Iran, Rusia, Brasil y Venezuela que pueden abastecer a la China con petroleo durante mas de 50 años. El presidente de Venezuela firmo varios acuerdos para abastecer de petroleo a China durante varios años.

Canadian Firms Step Up Search for Rare-Earth Metals



By REUTERS
Published: September 9, 2009




BANGALORE — China may lose its near-monopoly on producing so-called rare-earth metals used in hybrid cars and computer hard disks as a host of smaller Canadian companies develop fresh sources of supply over the coming years.

The drive to open new mines comes as Beijing shows signs of tightening restrictions on exports of the metals. Their great magnetic capacity and resistance to high temperatures make the minerals essential components in a variety of technologies, including fuel-efficient cars and wind energy turbines.

Demand for rare-earth metals is likely to increase between 10 percent and 20 percent each year, analysts say, thanks to growing demand for elements like neodymium, which is used in making hybrid electric vehicles and generators for wind turbines.

But supplies are limited. China, which produces about 97 percent of world’s rare-earth metals, curbs exports through quotas and additional duties. In addition, rare-earth metals like neodymium, terbium, dysprosium and yttrium are difficult to mine and process.

Against that backdrop, a handful of Canadian miners are exploring for new supplies in South Africa, Brazil and the United States while pushing ahead with existing projects. Their success could ease fears that manufacturers may find themselves with few, if any, reliable sources of vital rare-earth metals. Such concerns have also raised the share prices of many of these speciality miners.

“There has been increased interest to look into ways to mine rare earth out of China, specially given the protectionism China is applying to its resources,” said Frederic Bastien, an analyst at Raymond James.

Great Western Minerals Group, Rare Element Resources, Avalon Rare Metals and Neo Material Technologies are among the Canadian companies exploring for resources outside China. Their shares have surged in recent weeks amid strong volumes.

Analysts say the rally is partly fueled by speculation that these companies would stand to gain if China goes ahead with proposed export curbs.

In August, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology submitted a report on its rare-earth industry that includes proposals for further restrictions on exports and an outright ban on foreign shipments of a few key rare-earth metals.

But surely, Mr. Bastien said, companies face an uphill task to make their projects commercially viable, and it could take a few years for them to do so.

Jack Lifton, an independent rare-earth metals expert, said that China had reduced exports of the metals since 2004. If that policy continues, the world could face a huge shortfall.

“At end of 2015, China will no longer be exporting rare-earth metals,” he said. “If the West has not found its own manufacturing, then the West will be no longer making rare-earth-based end products.”

Rare-earth metals companies outside China, mostly based in Canada, Australia and the United States, expect to begin their projects in next three to four years.

By 2014, said James Engdahl, chief executive of Great Western Minerals, China will essentially have shut off exports of the minerals because its industries will be requiring everything produced there. “We as a company have been preparing for that.”

The junior explorer, which owns rare-earth properties in Canada and is based in the province of Saskatchewan, now gets raw materials from China to feed alloy plants in the United States. It expects to start production of the metals from its South African project within the next three years.

Constantine Karayannopoulos, chief executive of Neo Material Technologies, one of the few Western companies to have rare-earth processing plants in China, said that China would continue to regulate the sector.

However, he said he did not expect a complete ban on exports of heavy rare-earth metals like dysprosium and terbium.

Analysts expect demand for the metals to skyrocket as they are used in hybrid cars to preserve magnetic properties of metal alloys at high temperatures.

“The draft report is more sort of a flagpole test for reaction reflecting Chinese policy,” Mr. Karayannopoulos said.

“I think for any modern state and any state signatory to the W.T.O.,” he said, referring to the World Trade Organization, “restricting the export of any material which has a stranglehold in the world is just a nonstarter.”

That said, the relationship that Neo Material has cemented with Mitsubishi suggests the level of concern within Japan about Chinese rare-earth supplies.

Neo Material, which is also involved in development of heavy rare-earth resources at the Pitinga tin mine in Brazil, has signed an agreement with Mitsubishi under which the two companies would explore outside of China. The Japanese company is also financing development costs of Neo’s Brazil project.

Japan is one of the largest consumer of rare-earth metals, using them mainly in manufacturing batteries, cameras and laser equipment.

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Su gobierno esta dando muy buenos pasos para que suban de ranking mundial, entre la restriccion a la natalidad y fomentar nuevas tecnologias y cada vez instalar mas y mas empresas.
Pero cuidado, hay una critica latente por la dictadura de muchos trabajadores puteados y esclavizados, de estudiantes , de agricultores en la semipobreza etc y de la privacion que tienen de libertades en ciertos aspectos.
Tambien tienen el problema del Tibet, asi que es posible que algun dia haya un cambio de gobierno o revolucion en ese pais , por ello no creo que nos terminen por dominar...si que sera una gran potencia pero no lo otro , no obstante EEUU deberia haber espabilado antes ....se han dormido en los laureles y Europa tambien ha padecido cierta somnolencia....vivir de los creditos y del dinero falso ha sido lo peor que podiamos hacer, al igual que deslocalizar empresas....


Totalmente de acuerdo, no obstante el petroleo el dia de mañana se sustituira por electricidad, hidrogeno y biocombustible de algas...asi que todos diremos a la OPEP bye bye o eso espero.....

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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/10/bu...10mineral.html