Rare earth prices ndfeb enterprises

"Here, we would like to with you stand on the same side, hopes the price of raw materials can be stable, continuous, ensure the healthy development of the downstream." The fifth BBS baotou rare earth industry to the questions, responded with rare earth enterprises in chengdu galaxy magnet co., LTD (hereinafter referred to as "magnets" chengdu galaxy general manager Wu Zhijian speech.As the larger domestic bonded ndfeb production enterprises, "our company has cooperate with other enterprises, made of bonded ndfeb magnets instead of ac motor, brushless dc motor performance by more than 78%, but in 2011, to a large number of promotion, is experiencing higher prices." Wu Zhijian to the "first financial daily" said.

The data shows, ndfeb is divided into two kinds of sintered ndfeb and bonded ndfeb. Among them, sintered ndfeb permanent magnet materials are widely used in electronics, electrical machinery, medical equipment, toys, packaging, hardware machinery, aerospace and other fields; Bonded ndfeb magnets is the ndfeb alloy powder, using epoxy resin, plastic and other bonding agents such as mixing, and adoption of a certain processing methods such as molding, injection molding and calendaring, preparation of composite permanent magnet.

In 2011, rare earth had doubled in price, some phase in bonded ndfeb, unable to digest the cost pressure from price, looking for cheaper alternatives to price again.
Wu Zhijian introduces, at present, users are using alternative ferrite bonded ndfeb magnets, although the motor efficiency is inferior to bonded ndfeb magnets do, but the cost is greatly reduced. "Only a handful of products have special requirements on motor efficiency, will use our company's production of bonded ndfeb magnets, but demand is very little."

If continue to use bonded ndfeb magnets, each motor cost to increase 30 to 40 yuan, users and the market can not accept, the stagnation of the whole project so. "If the project in the domestic promotion, neodymium praseodymium alloys available each year about 1200 tons, save power and would be a considerable number, it is a pity that it died." Wu Zhijian said.Chengdu galaxy magnet experience is not the case. Rare earth prices in 2011, a great impact on the bonded ndfeb industry. That time, due to the severe contraction downstream application market, a lot of bonded ndfeb material production enterprises are forced to cut production, the production, capacity utilization.