China Rare Earth environmental standards adopted in principle the future or to lead the industry GB

 Voice of the economy, according to reports, the news yesterday (5 days) from the state Department of Environmental Protection confirmed that it has approved in principle the rare earth industry environmental standards.

Although the Environmental Protection Department of the persons concerned explicitly told reporters, The news media, the standard will be very strict on the rare earth industry in the sewage, radiation protection, vegetation protection and other aspects will be clearly defined. RE experts involved in drafting the standard and the Beijing Nonferrous Metal Research Institute senior TESTING Huang Wei agree that the environmental costs of domestic rare earth industry is likely to double the result:

Huang Wei: rising costs is possible, the current situation you have to fully meet the standard, certainly should have input, the existing technology if it is not, the investment may increase the cost of treatment.

Hunan Institute of Rare Earth Materials Yang, head of sales that, while environmental standards will result in rising costs, but considering the rare earth industry is now the high pollution, high radiation, environmental standards or necessary.

Yang: National implementation of environmental standards is certainly rare earth affect the enterprise, the primary processing of this reflected the price of rare earth products will certainly rise up, but there are radioactive, harmful to the environment is great.

Huang Wei is also optimistic, but said that if the improvement of environmental standards to encourage companies to develop new technologies, the replacement of new equipment, then keep the cost down is the same or even possible.

Huang Wei: technological progress is important, in fact, strong technological capability, innovation and strong there is a large competitive advantage will be stronger in the whole industry there is a survival of the fittest.

Huang Wei is more concerned about is that this is called

Huang Wei: The current production of rare earth smelting separation industry mainly China, so foreign in the future also possible in accordance with this standard to implement, or develop additional standards, this standard is a development direction, but also rest of the country the industrial sector an important criterion. (Xinhua ZHOU Jin bamboo)