稀土价格指数正式上线！

Core Viewpoint - The Baotou Rare Earth Products Exchange (referred to as "Rare Exchange") has officially launched a rare earth price index on multiple platforms, aiming to serve as a price "barometer" and "guideline" in China's rare earth product circulation sector [1]. Group 1 - The Rare Exchange is established by 13 major rare earth enterprises and related institutions, including Northern Rare Earth, China Rare Earth, and others [1]. - The index is based on the Rare Exchange's trading data and compliant trade data, utilizing a rigorous index model developed by research institutions, covering mainstream rare earth products like lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, and neodymium [1]. - Future plans for the Rare Exchange include optimizing index content, enriching the index system, expanding index platform releases, and promoting index applications [1]. Group 2 - As of January 9, the average price of praseodymium-neodymium oxide is 624,900 yuan/ton, and metallic praseodymium-neodymium is 760,700 yuan/ton, showing a slight increase compared to the first trading day of 2026 [2]. - On January 9, Northern Rare Earth and Baotou Steel announced an adjustment of the rare earth concentrate transaction price for the first quarter of 2026 to 26,834 yuan/ton (dry weight, REO=50%), reflecting a 2.4% increase [2]. - Since the third quarter of 2024, the transaction price of rare earth concentrates has been raised consecutively six times, with a price change of 536.68 yuan/ton for every 1% change in REO [2].