Behind the soaring price of rare earth

In May 30th by the Zhejiang Provincial Association of lighting presided over the "rare earth phosphor prices caused by the thinking and Countermeasure of" forum in Ling'an held by the grand hotel. Conference site selection of Ling'an, you can also see the energy efficiency of enterprises in the province of Ling'an. It is estimated that last year, 10000 tons of domestic output of nearly 1/4 tons of phosphors absorbed by Ling'an. Only in the middle of a high Rainbow Lighting, fluorescent powder required for more than 20 tons per month.

Behind the prices soaring.

As the main raw material of the three primary colors fluorescent powder in the energy saving lamp fittings, rare earth accounts for the proportion of raw material to reach to 75%. In the conduction of rare earth prices, phosphor prices will change, and then directly around the energy-saving lamp raw material prices.

Rare earth prices soared, led to the rise of phosphor - most of the domestic energy-saving lamps enterprises unexpected things happen. Affected by this, as one of the five key industries to support the city's energy-saving lamp industry, generally affected. The trapped degree has been even more than the beginning of the hard labor, financing difficulties and shortage of electric power, make most of Ling'an energy-saving lamp enterprises are unable to resist sustain the blows.

Reporters visited the China Rare Earth online and other sites, found in May last year, the price of fluorescent powder and similar in previous years, about 300 yuan per kilogram. But in January this year, the fluorescent powder for higher prices, 900 yuan from 550 yuan per kilogram rose all the way to the end of April, is a Ling'an energy-saving lamp enterprises responsible person described as "helicopter". As of press time reporter, the price has exceeded 1500 yuan per kilogram, and there is no price on the market, that is, money can not buy.

As the saying goes, things are rare. Since called rare earth, your point is normal. But in fact, the original is not rare precious, as its isolates of fluorescent powder price is not high.

"Before the end of last year, the field of most phosphor production enterprises are to sell, then is a buyer's market, the phosphor companies seeking to buy us," as Ling'an is medium size, the representative of the energy-saving lamp enterprises, Ling'an Huahong Electronics Co. Ltd. manager Yang Dehua of the fluorescent powder prices quite a headache, "fluorescent powder inventory we just use 2 to 3 months, and now the market performance is still scarce goods, not to buy. "

Rare earth and its separation of phosphors why suddenly become so popular?

From a macro point of view, the state has taken the strategic importance of rare earth as a strategic resource, strengthen the management and regulation, which is the main reason for price increases. On the one hand, at the beginning of this year, the state once again reduced the export quota of rare earth, rare earth and Chinese output ranked 90% of the world's dominant position, caused the whole world including Chinese related industries on rare earth supply nervous anticipation, thus high price. On the other hand, the state wants to gradually re mining of rare earth mining rights, environmental protection and other aspects, such as restricting the production of important provinces in Jiangxi province led to reduced production, and further lead to higher prices. In addition, some attention to the policy direction already prepared, companies began hoarding rare earth, plus private capital involved in the rare earth, as in futures speculation, pushing prices soaring, staged a rare earth version of "Jiang your army" garlic "bean you play", but also further exacerbated the rare earth prices like chaos.

In addition, it is noteworthy that some companies and experts also pointed out that the original price of rare earth is too low. If considering the cost of development, vegetation recovery and environmental costs, resource tax and other unforeseen expenses, calculated according to constant price, now on the market every kilograms of phosphor is priced at 800 - 1000 yuan between, is right.

Where is the enterprise

We generally use the early tungsten lamp, the change of electrical energy into light energy conversion rate of less than 8%, energy-saving lamps in 80s since the last century, the successful development of manufacturing enterprises in our city lamp by the fluorescent powder, the change of electrical energy the energy conversion rate as high as 40%.

Each type of energy-saving lamps according to the size of the lamp, the amount of fluorescent powder used are different. Take a 28 watt T5 lamp as an example, the amount of fluorescent powder required is about 3 grams. The original phosphor 300 yuan per kilogram, then the cost of each lamp phosphor is $0.1. To a capillary price of 1 yuan, less than 10% of the cost of phosphor. But now the price of fluorescent powder several times, according to 1500 yuan per kilogram, if the price remains unchanged, the cost of accounting for up to 50%. If the finished product does not increase the price of energy-saving lamps, which is the first to be affected by the enterprise, the capillary enterprises, will be a fatal blow. If the situation can not be reversed, it can be expected that a number of enterprises will not support long.

Facing the skyrocketing prices of raw materials, energy-saving lamp industry into the finished product prices generally calls. But now, on energy prices are gradually being concerned, as the phosphor lamp halogen powder replaced lead to reduced quality.

An industry source told reporters that the halogen powder is less than the cost of three color phosphor 1/10. Although halogen lights are energy-saving products, but compared to the three color phosphor energy-saving lamp, the light effect and the service life will be greatly reduced, half of the energy saving effect is only three color phosphor energy-saving lamp. And when consumers buy, can not distinguish what kind of energy-saving lamps is halogen lights, only after a period of time that is not too bright or not bright, it can be concluded that the halogen lamp.

Reduce production, waiting for a turn for the better, becoming some of the alternative enterprises. Ling'an bright lighting electrical appliances and a number of enterprises, in order to reduce losses, production workshop has been semi open state. And fewer orders, and some can also be a slow delivery of a