据中国海关总署发布的数据显示，2012年稀土出口金额较去年减少66.1%，为9.6亿美元。除了日本企业等加强了减少稀土使用量的技术之外，中国国内需求也有所减少，价格已经降至顶峰时期的一半以下，这些因素均产生了消极影响。中国政府正在进行稀土收储和企业兼并重组，以加强稀土战略。

According to Chinese customs data released by the display,In 2012, rare earth export amount is reduced by 66.1% last year,For 960 million dollars.In addition to the Japanese enterprises to strengthen the reduce of rare earth usage outside technology,China's domestic demand is also reduced,Prices have dropped to less than half of the peak,These factors are produced negative effects.The Chinese government is rare earth collection and storage and enterprise merger and reorganization,In order to strengthen the rare earth strategy.

　　稀土用于混合动力车（HV）和IT（信息技术）产品的零部件。中国2012年稀土出口量较去年减少3.5%，为1.63万吨。仅为中国政府设定的出口配额（3.97万吨）的约一半。自2010年以来，已经连续3年出现负增长，目前已经降至顶峰时期的2006年的30%左右。

Rare earth used in hybrid electric vehicles(HV)And IT(Information technology)The parts of the product.In 2012 China rare earth export volume is reduced by 3.5% last year,For 16300 tons.Only for the Chinese government set export quota(39700 tons)About half of the.Since 2010,For three consecutive years appear negative growth,Has dropped to the peak of about 30% in 2006.

　　出口量触顶回落的原因在于日本厂商正在加强减少稀土使用量的技术。由于2010年秋中日撞船事件引发的中日关系对立，中国在事实上暂时停止了稀土出口。因此，日本企业对稀土采购依赖中国的状况产生了危机感。

Exports fell touch the top of the reason is that the Japanese manufacturer is strengthening to reduce the use of rare earth technology.Because in 2010 the autumn collision events caused by the opposite sino-japanese relations,In fact China temporarily stopped rare earth export.so,The Japanese enterprises to rely on China's situation of rare earth purchasing produced crisis awareness.

　　具体说，用于液晶玻璃研磨材料等领域的铈等轻稀土元素的使用量大幅减少。同时，混合动力车马达的高性能磁铁等使用的镝等重稀土元素的使用量也减少了2-8成。不过，由于混合动力车的增加，稀土需求基本与上一年持平，中国稀土出口量也仅仅略微下降。 

specifically,Used for LCD glass abrasive material and other areas of cerium light rare earth elements of the usage is greatly reduced.At the same time,Hybrid motor high performance magnet, the use of dysprosium and other heavy rare earth elements use also reduced the 2 - and into.but,Due to the increase of hybrid electric vehicles,Rare earth needs basic same with the previous year,China rare earth exports also only slightly decreased. 

　　但让中国政府头痛的是相比需求下降，更加严重的价格大幅下跌。而其原因在于投机资金流出和中国国内稀土需求的减少。 

But let the Chinese government have a headache is decreased demand compared,More serious price plummets.And the reason is that speculative capital outflow and China's domestic rare earth demand reduction. 

　　投资者曾经押注稀土需求会快速增长，但由于受日本企业加强技术开发等影响，稀土需求并未如期迅速增长，因此投资者在明知遭遇损失的情况下进行了抛售。 

Investors have bet rare earth needs will be rapid growth,But because of the Japanese enterprises to strengthen technology development influence,Rare earth demand did not duly rapid growth,So investors in case of loss that encounter the selling. 

　　另一方面，在中国稀土价格暴涨的2011年夏季之前，空调等产品采用需要稀土的高性能磁铁的情况不断增加。但由于稀土价格暴涨，各厂商开始减少使用高性能磁铁。 

On the other hand,Rare earth prices in China before the summer of 2011,Air conditioning and other products to the high performance of rare earth magnet increase.But as a result of the rocketing price of rare earth,The manufacturers began to reduce the use of high performance magnet. 

　　中国一家稀土企业的高管称：“2012年中国国内磁铁用稀土的需求仅为去年的一半，锐减至3万吨。”因此，中国国内的稀土价格已经降至2011年夏季顶峰时期的3-4成。内蒙古包钢稀土高科技股份有限公司和中国五矿集团等稀土大型企业旗下的工厂自2012年秋季起一直处于停工状态。 

A Chinese rare earth enterprise executives said:"In 2012, the Chinese domestic magnet with rare earth needs is only half as much as last year,Cut to 30000 tons."so,China's domestic rare earth prices have dropped to 2011 summer peak period of 3-4 into.Inner Mongolia baotou rare earth high-tech co., LTD. And China minmetals and rare earth large enterprise's factory since 2012 autumn had been in a state of shutdown. 

　　中国政府一直在利用稀土作为牵制日本的外交牌。不过，在中国国内100多家稀土企业纷纷扩大产能之后，由于需求减少和价格下跌，工厂被迫停工等混乱局面一直在持续。 

The Chinese government has been using rare earth act as a counterbalance to Japan's foreign brand.but,In China, more than 100 rare earth enterprises have to expand capacity later,Due to less demand and prices,The factory was forced to shut down and confusion has continued. 

　　中国政府希望通过稀土收储来提振稀土价格。此外，还将推进以国有大型企业为中心的兼并重组，包钢稀土将兼并12家稀土企业，以在政府主导下建立强化稀土战略的体制。

The Chinese government hopes that through the rare earth collection and storage to boost the rare earth price.In addition,Will also promote large state-owned enterprise as the center of the merger and reorganization,Baotou rare earth will merger of 12 rare earth enterprise,In order to strengthen the government leading a rare earth strategy system.