Rare earth market update on December 17, 2025
The domestic rare earth market overall continued its weak downward trend, with praseodymium-neodymium oxide, praseodymium-neodymium metal, terbium oxide, and holmium oxide prices decreased by approximately RMB 1,000/ton, RMB 2,000/ton, RMB 60,000/ton, and RMB 2,000/ton respectively. This is mainly due to low downstream user inquiry and procurement enthusiasm and weak confidence among suppliers in maintaining prices.
In the light rare earth market, although magnetic material enterprises basically maintained rigid demand procurement and production cost support remained relatively strong, it was still difficult to offset the transmission impact from the continuous weakening of heavy rare earth prices in recent times, leading most suppliers to rationally lower quotations. According to CTIA GROUP LTD, since September, terbium oxide prices have decreased by approximately 17.07%, dysprosium oxide prices decreased by approximately 15.85%, and dysprosium-iron alloy prices decreased by approximately 17.50%.
In the medium and heavy rare earth market, the strong "buy on rise, not on fall" sentiment in the market, tight funding for downstream rare earth enterprises, and abundant spot supply in the market have jointly made it difficult to increase market demand.
Price of rare earth products on December 17, 2025
Images of erbium oxide
