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CITY OF DREAMS MEMORY LANEE WORLD VOICE DreamWorks to build Basketball player, 88, meets88, meets Chinese diplomat appointed his rival after 64 years UN undersecretary p23 $3b center in Shanghai ars BUSINESS, CHINADAILY WEDNESDAY, August 8, 2012 RMB ￥1.5 New cut for rare earths Strict targets set for mines and smelting operations By DU JUAN in Beijing ef ective than eliminating the and WANG ZHUOQIONG capacity for the development in Baotou, Inner Mongolia of the industry.” But Wang stressed that the China will shut down rules will not affect China’s about one-fifth of its rare exports. earths production capacity “Most companies that won under new industry rules, but export quotas have met the analysts fear that their strict requirements,” he said. implementation could see Rare earths, a group of production further eroded. 17 elements, are essential Mixed-type rare earths in the manufacture of an mines, mostly located in array of high-tech products, North China, will have to including wind turbines and have a minimum annual hybrid cars. A downturn in production capacity of 20,000 the wind power and electric metric tons a year and smelt- car industries has weakened ing companies will have to demand. ensure an annual output of at China is involved in trade least 2,000 tons, according to disputes concerning the a statement by the Ministry exports of rare earths. of Industry and Information h e World Trade Organi- Technology on Monday. zation formed a special group Up to one-third of the 23 in July to investigate the issue mines and about half of the 99 after the European Union, smelting companies will fail the United States and Japan to meet the new rules, said Jia complained over what they Yinsong, director of the min- claimed were stringent Chi- PHOTOS BY CUI MENG / CHINA DAILY, AP AND XINHUA istry’s rare earths oice. nese export controls. Liu Xiang crashes into the ? rst barrier in the He estimated that about 20 Chin