Rare Earths: Worldwide Markets, Applications, Technologies

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Chapter-1: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3

• EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 8
• SUMMARY TABLE GLOBAL MARKET FOR RARE EARTHS, THROUGH 2014 (METRIC TONS - REO EQUIVALENT) 9
• SUMMARY FIGURE GLOBAL MARKET FOR RARE EARTHS, 2006 - 2014 (METRIC TONS - REO EQUIVALENT) 10

Chapter-2: OVERVIEW 18

• INTRODUCTION 11
• FIGURE 1 RARE EARTHS IN THE PERIODIC TABLE 11
• TABLE 1 LANTHANOIDS 12
• TABLE 2 TYPICAL PROPERTIES OF LANTHANOIDS 13
• TABLE 3 SCANDIUM AND YTTRIUM 13
• REVIEW OF THE HISTORY OF RARE EARTHS 14
• TABLE 4 RARE EARTHS - TECHNOLOGICAL AND COMMERCIAL MILESTONES 14
• TABLE 5 RARE EARTHS DISCOVERY 15
• FIGURE 2 RARE EARTHS - WORLDWIDE PATENT APPLICATIONS AND PATENTS ISSUED, 1950 - 2008 16
• CURRENT AND EMERGING APPLICATIONS FOR RARE EARTHS 17
• TABLE 6 GENERAL PROPERTIES AND ASSOCIATED USEFUL APPLICATIONS OF RARE EARTHS 17
• METALLURGICAL/MECHANICAL 18
• Established Applications 18
• Emerging Applications 18
• TABLE 7 RARE EARTH APPLICATIONS IN THE METALLURGICAL AND MECHANICAL SECTOR 19
• GLASS/CERAMICS 19
• Established Applications 19
• Emerging Applications 19
• TABLE 8 RARE EARTH APPLICATIONS IN THE GLASS/CERAMIC SECTOR 20
• ELECTRONICS 20
• Established Applications 20
• Emerging Applications 21
• TABLE 9 RARE EARTH APPLICATIONS IN THE ELECTRONICS SECTOR 21
• CHEMICAL 22
• Established Applications 22
• Emerging Applications 22
• TABLE 10 RARE EARTH APPLICATIONS IN THE CHEMICAL SECTOR 22
• TABLE 10 (CONTINUED) 23
• OPTICS 23
• Established Applications 23
• Emerging Applications 23
• TABLE 11 RARE EARTH APPLICATIONS IN OPTICS 23
• TABLE 11 (CONTINUED) 24
• ENERGY 24
• Established Applications 24
• Emerging Applications 24
• TABLE 12 RARE EARTH APPLICATIONS IN THE ENERGY SECTOR 25
• LIFE SCIENCE 25
• Established Applications 25
• Emerging Applications 25
• TABLE 13 RARE EARTH APPLICATIONS IN THE LIFE SCIENCE SECTOR 25
• TABLE 13 (CONTINUED) 26
• SENSORS AND INSTRUMENTATION 26
• Established Applications 26
• Emerging Applications 26
• TABLE 14 RARE EARTH APPLICATIONS IN THE SENSORS AND INSTRUMENTATION SECTOR 26
• TABLE 14 (CONTINUED) 27
• CONSUMER 27
• Established Applications 27
• TABLE 15 RARE EARTH APPLICATIONS IN THE CONSUMER SECTOR 27
• OTHERS 28
• Established Applications 28
• Emerging Applications 28
• TABLE 16 OTHER RARE EARTH APPLICATIONS 28

Chapter-3: RARE EARTH SOURCES, PRODUCTION AND APPLICATIONS 37

• INTRODUCTION 66
• TABLE 42 MINERALS CONTAINING RARE EARTHS THAT OCCUR IN ECONOMICALLY VIABLE DEPOSITS (%) 66
• UNITED STATES 67
• MOUNTAIN PASS 67
• TABLE 43 MOUNTAIN PASS, CA, U.S. - TYPICAL BASTNASITE ORE COMPOSITION (PERCENT OF TOTAL REO) 67
• TABLE 43 (CONTINUED) 68
• BEAR LODGE 68
• OTHER RESOURCES 68
• CHINA 69
• BAYAN OBO 69
• TABLE 44 BAYAN OBO, INNER MONGOLIA, CHINA - TYPICAL BASTNASITE ORE COMPOSITION (PERCENT OF TOTAL REO) 69
• MAONIUPING 70
• ION ADSORPTION CLAYS 70
• WEISHAN 70
• OTHER RESOURCES 70
• TABLE 45 SOUTHERN CHINA - TYPICAL MONAZITE ORE COMPOSITION (PERCENT OF TOTAL REO) 70
• TABLE 45 (CONTINUED) 71
• PROTECTION OF RARE EARTH RESOURCES 71
• AUSTRALIA 72
• MOUNT WELD 72
• NOLANS BORE 72
• TABLE 46 MT. WELD AND NOLANS BORE, AUSTRALIA - TYPICAL RARE EARTH ORE COMPOSITIONS (PERCENT OF TOTAL REO) 73
• TOONGI 73
• CUMMINS RANGE 74
• YANGIBANA 74
• OTHER RESOURCES 74
• INDIA 74
• MONAZITE 74
• BRAZIL 75
• MONAZITE 75
• OTHER RESOURCES 75
• CIS 75
• RUSSIA 76
• Loparite 76
• TABLE 47 LOPARITE FROM LOVOZERO DEPOSIT, RUSSIA - TYPICAL RARE EARTH ORE COMPOSITIONS (PERCENT OF TOTAL REO) 76
• Apatite 77
• Other Resources 77
• OTHER CIS 77
• CANADA 77
• THOR LAKE 78
• TABLE 48 THOR LAKE DEPOSIT, CANADA - TYPICAL RARE EARTH MINERALS COMPOSITIONS (PERCENT OF TOTAL REO) 78
• HOIDAS LAKE 79
• TABLE 49 HOIDAS LAKE, CANADA - TYPICAL RARE EARTH ORE COMPOSITION (PERCENT OF TOTAL REO) 79
• STRANGE LAKE 79
• OTHER RESOURCES 80
• AFRICA 80
• SOUTH AFRICA 80
• OTHER STATES 81
• VIETNAM 82
• OTHER COUNTRIES 82
• WORLD RESERVES OF RARE EARTHS 83
• TABLE 50 GLOBAL RARE EARTH RESOURCES AND RESERVES, 2009 (METRIC TONS - REO EQUIVALENT) 83
• TABLE 50 (CONTINUED) 84
• FIGURE 3 RARE EARTH RESERVES BY COUNTRY, 2009 (%) 85

Chapter-4: GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF RARE EARTH RESOURCES 20

Chapter-5: RARE EARTH PRICES 7

• ANALYSIS OUTLINE 93
• GLOBAL MARKET SUMMARY 93
• MARKET SEGMENTATION BY INDUSTRY 93
• Market Segmentation by ...(Continued) 94
• TABLE 54 GLOBAL DEMAND FOR RARE EARTHS BY INDUSTRY, THROUGH 2014 (METRIC TONS) 95
• FIGURE 6 GLOBAL DEMAND FOR RARE EARTHS BY INDUSTRY, 2006 - 2014 (METRIC TONS) 96
• FIGURE 7 RARE EARTHS CONSUMPTION SHARE BY INDUSTRY, 2009 AND 2014 (%) 96
• FIGURE 7 (CONTINUED) 97
• TABLE 55 GLOBAL MARKET FOR RARE EARTHS BY INDUSTRY, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 98
• MARKET SEGMENTATION BY ELEMENT 98
• TABLE 56 GLOBAL RARE EARTH CONSUMPTION BY ELEMENT, THROUGH 2014 (METRIC TONS REO) 99
• FIGURE 8 RARE EARTHS: MARKET SHARE BY ELEMENT, 2009 AND 2014 (%) 99
• FIGURE 8 (CONTINUED) 100
• MARKET SEGMENTATION BY REGION 100
• TABLE 57 RARE EARTHS CONSUMPTION BY COUNTRY, 2006 THROUGH 2014 (MT) 101
• FIGURE 9 RARE EARTHS: MARKET SHARE BY COUNTRY, 2009 AND 2014 (%) 102
• METALLURGICAL/MECHANICAL SECTOR 103
• PERMANENT MAGNETS 103
• Types 103
• TABLE 58 MAIN TYPES OF PERMANENT MAGNETS, 2009 103
• Applications 103
• TABLE 59 CURRENT APPLICATIONS OF PERMANENT MAGNETS, 2009 104
• TABLE 60 CURRENT RARE EARTH MAGNET APPLICATIONS, 2009 104
• TABLE 60 (CONTINUED) 105
• Current Market Summary 105
• TABLE 61 PERMANENT MAGNETS: GLOBAL PRODUCTION BY TYPE, THROUGH 2009 (TONS) 106
• FIGURE 10 PERMANENT MAGNETS: PRODUCTION SHARE BY TYPE, 2006 AND 2009 (%) 106
• FIGURE 10 (CONTINUED) 107
• Consumption and Revenues of Rare Earths by Magnet Type 107
• TABLE 62 RARE EARTHS FOR PERMANENT MAGNETS: GLOBAL CONSUMPTION BY MAGNET TYPE, THROUGH 2009 (METRIC TONS REO) 108
• TABLE 63 RARE EARTHS FOR PERMANENT MAGNETS: GLOBAL REVENUES BY MAGNET TYPE, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS) 108
• Consumption of Rare Earths by Element 108
• TABLE 64 RARE EARTHS FOR PERMANENT MAGNETS: GLOBAL CONSUMPTION BY ELEMENT, THROUGH 2009 (METRIC TONS REO) 109
• FIGURE 11 RARE EARTHS FOR PERMANENT MAGNETS: CONSUMPTION SHARE BY ELEMENT, 2009 (%) 109
• FIGURE 11 (CONTINUED) 110
• Market Growth Trends 110
• Market Forecast 111
• TABLE 65 FORECAST - PERMANENT MAGNETS: GLOBAL PRODUCTION BY TYPE, THROUGH 2014 (TONS) 111
• FIGURE 12 FORECAST - PERMANENT MAGNETS: PRODUCTION SHARE BY TYPE, 2009 (%) 112
• Consumption and Revenues of Rare Earths by Magnet Type 112
• TABLE 66 FORECAST - RARE EARTHS FOR PERMANENT MAGNETS: GLOBAL CONSUMPTION BY MAGNET TYPE, THROUGH 2014 (METRIC TONS REO) 113
• TABLE 67 FORECAST - RARE EARTHS FOR PERMANENT MAGNETS: GLOBAL REVENUES BY MAGNET TYPE, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 113
• Consumption of Rare Earths by Element 113
• TABLE 68 FORECAST - RARE EARTHS FOR PERMANENT MAGNETS: GLOBAL CONSUMPTION BY ELEMENT, THROUGH 2014 (METRIC TONS REO) 114
• FIGURE 13 FORECAST - RARE EARTHS FOR PERMANENT MAGNETS: CONSUMPTION SHARE BY ELEMENT, 2014 (%) 114
• METALLURGICAL ALLOYS 115
• Rare Earth Elements for Metallurgy 115
• TABLE 69 RARE EARTH ELEMENTS FOR METALLURGY, 2009 115
• TABLE 69 (CONTINUED) 116
• Current Market Summary 116
• TABLE 70 HIGH PERFORMANCE ALLOYS: GLOBAL CONSUMPTION, THROUGH 2009 (METRIC TONS) 116
• TABLE 71 RARE EARTHS FOR METALLURGY: GLOBAL CONSUMPTION, THROUGH 2009 (METRIC TONS) 117
• Consumption and Revenues of Rare Earths by Element 117
• TABLE 72 RARE EARTHS FOR METALLURGY: GLOBAL CONSUMPTION BY ELEMENT, THROUGH 2009 (METRIC TONS REO) 117
• FIGURE 14 RARE EARTHS FOR METALLURGY: CONSUMPTION SHARE BY ELEMENT, 2009 (%) 118
• TABLE 73 RARE EARTHS FOR METALLURGY: GLOBAL REVENUES BY ELEMENT, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS) 119
• Market Growth Trends 119
• TABLE 74 FORECAST - HIGH PERFORMANCE ALLOYS: GLOBAL CONSUMPTION, THROUGH 2014 (METRIC TONS) 119
• Market Forecast 119
• TABLE 75 FORECAST - RARE EARTHS FOR METALLURGY: GLOBAL CONSUMPTION, THROUGH 2014 (METRIC TONS) 120
• Consumption and Revenues of Rare Earths by Element 120
• TABLE 76 FORECAST - RARE EARTHS FOR METALLURGY: GLOBAL CONSUMPTION BY ELEMENT, THROUGH 2014 (METRIC TONS REO) 120
• FIGURE 15 FORECAST - RARE EARTHS FOR METALLURGY: CONSUMPTION SHARE BY ELEMENT, 2014 (%) 121
• TABLE 77 FORECAST - RARE EARTHS FOR METALLURGY: GLOBAL REVENUES BY ELEMENT, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 122
• GLASS/CERAMICS SECTOR 122
• TABLE 78 RARE EARTH ELEMENTS FOR GLASS AND CERAMICS, 2009 122
• TABLE 78 (CONTINUED) 123
• CURRENT MARKET SUMMARY 123
• TABLE 79 RARE EARTHS FOR GLASS AND CERAMICS: GLOBAL CONSUMPTION, THROUGH 2009 (METRIC TONS) 124
• Consumption and Revenues of Rare Earths by Element 124
• TABLE 80 RARE EARTHS FOR GLASS AND CERAMICS: GLOBAL CONSUMPTION BY ELEMENT, THROUGH 2009 (METRIC TONS REO) 124
• FIGURE 16 RARE EARTHS FOR GLASS AND CERAMICS: CONSUMPTION SHARE BY ELEMENT, 2009 (%) 125
• TABLE 81 RARE EARTHS FOR GLASS AND CERAMICS: GLOBAL REVENUES BY ELEMENT, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS) 126
• MARKET GROWTH TRENDS 126
• TABLE 82 FORECAST - CMP SLURRIES: GLOBAL REVENUES BY MATERIAL TYPE, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS) 126
• TABLE 83 FORECAST - DIELECTRIC CMP SLURRIES: GLOBAL REVENUES BY TYPE, THROUGH 2013 ($ MILLIONS) 127
• TABLE 84 FORECAST - ADVANCED DISPLAYS: GLOBAL REVENUES BY TYPE THROUGH 2014 ($BILLIONS) 127
• TABLE 85 FORECAST - OTHER GLASS/CERAMICS MARKETS FOR RARE EARTHS: GLOBAL REVENUES BY SECTOR, THROUGH 2014 ($BILLIONS) 128
• MARKET FORECAST 128
• TABLE 86 FORECAST - RARE EARTHS FOR GLASS AND CERAMICS: GLOBAL CONSUMPTION, THROUGH 2014 (METRIC TONS) 128
• Consumption and Revenues of Rare Earths by Element 129
• TABLE 87 FORECAST - RARE EARTHS FOR GLASS AND CERAMICS: GLOBAL CONSUMPTION BY ELEMENT, THROUGH 2014 (METRIC TONS REO) 129
• FIGURE 17 FORECAST - RARE EARTHS FOR GLASS AND CERAMICS: CONSUMPTION SHARE BY ELEMENT, 2014 (%) 129
• FIGURE 17 (CONTINUED) 130
• TABLE 88 FORECAST - RARE EARTHS FOR GLASS AND CERAMICS: GLOBAL REVENUES BY ELEMENT, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 130
• ELECTRONICS SECTOR 130
• TABLE 89 RARE EARTH ELEMENTS FOR ELECTRONICS, 2009 131
• CURRENT MARKET SUMMARY 132
• TABLE 90 RARE EARTHS FOR ELECTRONICS: GLOBAL CONSUMPTION THROUGH 2009 (METRIC TONS) 132
• Consumption and Revenues of Rare Earths by Element 132
• TABLE 91 RARE EARTHS FOR ELECTRONICS: GLOBAL CONSUMPTION BY ELEMENT, THROUGH 2009 (METRIC TONS REO) 133
• FIGURE 18 RARE EARTHS FOR ELECTRONICS: CONSUMPTION SHARE BY ELEMENT, 2009 (%) 133
• TABLE 92 RARE EARTHS FOR ELECTRONICS: GLOBAL REVENUES BY ELEMENT, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS) 134
• MARKET GROWTH TRENDS 134
• TABLE 93 FORECAST: OPTICAL FIBER MARKET, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS/MILLIONS OF KILOMETERS) 135
• MARKET FORECAST 135
• TABLE 94 FORECAST - RARE EARTHS FOR ELECTRONICS: GLOBAL CONSUMPTION, THROUGH 2014 (METRIC TONS) 135
• Consumption and Revenues of Rare Earths by Element 136
• TABLE 95 FORECAST - RARE EARTHS FOR ELECTRONICS: GLOBAL CONSUMPTION BY ELEMENT, THROUGH 2014 (METRIC TONS REO) 136
• FIGURE 19 FORECAST - RARE EARTHS FOR ELECTRONICS: CONSUMPTION SHARE BY ELEMENT, 2014 (%) 136
• FIGURE 19 (CONTINUED) 137
• TABLE 96 FORECAST - RARE EARTHS FOR ELECTRONICS: GLOBAL REVENUES BY ELEMENT, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 137
• CHEMICAL SECTOR 137
• TABLE 97 RARE EARTH ELEMENTS FOR THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY, 2009 138
• CURRENT MARKET SUMMARY 139
• TABLE 98 RARE EARTHS FOR THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY: GLOBAL CONSUMPTION, THROUGH 2009 (METRIC TONS) 139
• Consumption and Revenues of Rare Earths by Element 139
• TABLE 99 RARE EARTHS FOR THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY: GLOBAL CONSUMPTION BY ELEMENT, THROUGH 2009 (METRIC TONS REO) 140
• FIGURE 20 RARE EARTHS FOR THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY: CONSUMPTION SHARE BY ELEMENT, 2009 (%) 140
• TABLE 100 RARE EARTHS FOR THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY: GLOBAL REVENUES BY ELEMENT, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS) 141
• MARKET GROWTH TRENDS 141
• TABLE 101 FORECAST - CATALYSTS AND PHOTOCATALYSTS: GLOBAL REVENUES THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 142
• MARKET FORECAST 142
• TABLE 102 FORECAST - RARE EARTHS FOR THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY: GLOBAL CONSUMPTION, 2009 THROUGH 2014 (METRIC TONS) 142
• Consumption and Revenues of Rare Earths by Element 143
• TABLE 103 FORECAST - RARE EARTHS FOR THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY: GLOBAL CONSUMPTION BY ELEMENT, THROUGH 2014 (METRIC TONS REO) 143
• FIGURE 21 FORECAST - RARE EARTHS FOR THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY: CONSUMPTION SHARE BY ELEMENT, 2014 (%) 143
• FIGURE 21 (CONTINUED) 144
• TABLE 104 FORECAST - RARE EARTHS FOR THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY: GLOBAL REVENUES BY ELEMENT, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 144
• OPTICS SECTOR 144
• TABLE 105 RARE EARTH ELEMENTS FOR OPTICS, 2009 145
• CURRENT MARKET SUMMARY 145
• TABLE 106 RARE EARTHS FOR OPTICS: GLOBAL CONSUMPTION, THROUGH 2009 (METRIC TONS) 146
• Consumption and Revenues of Rare Earths by Element 146
• TABLE 107 RARE EARTHS FOR OPTICS: GLOBAL CONSUMPTION BY ELEMENT THROUGH 2009 (METRIC TONS REO) 146
• TABLE 108 RARE EARTHS FOR OPTICS: GLOBAL REVENUES BY ELEMENT THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS) 147
• MARKET GROWTH TRENDS 147
• MARKET FORECAST 147
• TABLE 109 FORECAST - RARE EARTHS FOR OPTICS: GLOBAL CONSUMPTION, THROUGH 2014 (METRIC TONS) 148
• Consumption and Revenues of Rare Earths by Element 148
• TABLE 110 FORECAST - RARE EARTHS FOR OPTICS: GLOBAL CONSUMPTION BY ELEMENT, THROUGH 2014 (METRIC TONS REO) 148
• TABLE 111 FORECAST - RARE EARTHS FOR OPTICS: GLOBAL REVENUES BY ELEMENT, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 149
• ENERGY SECTOR 149
• TABLE 112 RARE EARTH ELEMENTS FOR THE ENERGY SECTOR, 2009 150
• CURRENT MARKET SUMMARY 150
• TABLE 113 RARE EARTHS FOR THE ENERGY SECTOR: GLOBAL CONSUMPTION, THROUGH 2009 (METRIC TONS) 151
• Consumption and Revenues of Rare Earths by Element 151
• TABLE 114 RARE EARTHS FOR THE ENERGY SECTOR: GLOBAL CONSUMPTION BY ELEMENT, THROUGH 2009 (METRIC TONS REO) 151
• FIGURE 22 RARE EARTHS FOR THE ENERGY SECTOR: CONSUMPTION SHARE BY ELEMENT, 2009 (%) 152
• TABLE 115 RARE EARTHS FOR THE ENERGY SECTOR: GLOBAL REVENUES BY ELEMENT, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS) 153
• MARKET GROWTH TRENDS 153
• MARKET FORECAST 153
• TABLE 116 FORECAST - RARE EARTHS FOR THE ENERGY SECTOR: GLOBAL CONSUMPTION, 2009 THROUGH 2014 (METRIC TONS) 154
• Consumption and Revenues of Rare Earths by Element 154
• TABLE 117 FORECAST - RARE EARTHS FOR THE ENERGY SECTOR: GLOBAL CONSUMPTION BY ELEMENT, THROUGH 2014 (METRIC TONS REO) 155
• FIGURE 23 FORECAST - RARE EARTHS FOR THE ENERGY SECTOR: CONSUMPTION SHARE BY ELEMENT, 2014 (%) 155
• TABLE 118 FORECAST - RARE EARTHS FOR THE ENERGY SECTOR: GLOBAL REVENUES BY ELEMENT, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 156
• OTHER SECTORS 156
• TABLE 119 RARE EARTH ELEMENTS FOR OTHER SECTORS, 2009 157
• TABLE 119 (CONTINUED) 158
• CURRENT MARKET SUMMARY 158
• TABLE 120 RARE EARTHS FOR OTHER SECTORS: GLOBAL CONSUMPTION THROUGH 2009 (METRIC TONS) 158
• Consumption and Revenues of Rare Earths by Element 159
• TABLE 121 RARE EARTHS FOR THE OTHER SECTORS: GLOBAL CONSUMPTION BY ELEMENT, THROUGH 2009 (METRIC TONS REO) 159
• FIGURE 24 RARE EARTHS FOR OTHER SECTORS: CONSUMPTION SHARE BY ELEMENT, 2009 (%) 159
• FIGURE 24 (CONTINUED) 160
• TABLE 122 RARE EARTHS FOR OTHER SECTORS: GLOBAL REVENUES BY ELEMENT, THROUGH 2009 ($ MILLIONS) 160
• MARKET GROWTH TRENDS 160
• TABLE 123 FORECAST - VARIOUS APPLICATIONS OF RARE EARTHS IN THE LIFE SCIENCE, SENSORS AND INSTRUMENTATION, AND CONSUMER SECTORS: GLOBAL REVENUES, THROUGH 2014 ($ BILLIONS) 161
• Market Forecast 161
• TABLE 124 FORECAST - RARE EARTHS FOR OTHER SECTORS: GLOBAL CONSUMPTION, THROUGH 2014 (METRIC TONS) 162
• Consumption and Revenues of Rare Earths by Element 162
• TABLE 125 FORECAST - RARE EARTHS FOR OTHER SECTORS: GLOBAL CONSUMPTION BY ELEMENT, THROUGH 2014 (METRIC TONS REO) 162
• FIGURE 25 FORECAST - RARE EARTHS FOR OTHER SECTORS: CONSUMPTION SHARE BY ELEMENT, 2014 (%) 163
• TABLE 126 FORECAST - RARE EARTHS FOR OTHER SECTORS: GLOBAL REVENUES BY ELEMENT, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 164

Chapter-6: GLOBAL MARKET 72

Chapter-7: GLOBAL INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 33

• INTRODUCTION 198
• SUMMARY OF PATENTS AWARDED DURING THE PERIOD 2006 THROUGH 2008 198
• TABLE 132 RARE EARTHS - U.S. PATENTS, 2009 199
• TABLE 132 (CONTINUED) 200
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• TABLE 133 RARE EARTHS - U.S. PATENTS, 2008 203
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• TABLE 134 RARE EARTHS - U.S. PATENTS, 2007 213
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• TABLE 135 RARE EARTHS - U.S. PATENTS, 2006 224
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• GENERAL TRENDS 236
• TABLE 136 RARE EARTHS: U.S. PATENT TRENDS, 2006 - 2009 237
• FIGURE 27 RARE EARTHS: U.S. PATENT TRENDS, 2006 - 2009 (NUMBER OF PATENTS) 237
• TRENDS BY COUNTRY AND REGION 237
• FIGURE 28 SHARES OF U.S. PATENTS RELATED TO RARE EARTHS BY REGION, 2006 - 2009 (%) 238
• FIGURE 29 RARE EARTHS: PATENTS BY COUNTRY, 2006 - 2009 (%) 239
• TRENDS BY ASSIGNEE 240
• TABLE 137 ASSIGNEES OF U.S. PATENTS RELATED TO RARE EARTHS, 2006 - 2009 241
• TABLE 137 (CONTINUED) 242
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• TRENDS BY PATENT CATEGORY 248
• FIGURE 30 RARE EARTHS: SHARES OF U.S. PATENTS BY CATEGORY, 2006 - 2009 (%) 249
• TRENDS BY APPLICATION 249
• TRENDS BY APPLICATION (CONTINUED) 250
• FIGURE 31 RARE EARTHS: SHARES OF U.S. PATENTS BY APPLICATION, 2006 - 2009 (%) 251
• TRENDS BY RARE EARTH TYPE 252
• FIGURE 32 RARE EARTHS: SHARES OF U.S. PATENTS BY MATERIAL TYPE, 2006 - 2009 (%)