Rare-Earth Elements (REE) and compounds in Russia: Production, Market and Forecast (16 edition)

Abstract

Introduction

1. Rare Earth Element Resource Base in the Russian Federation

2. Rare Earth Mining and Processing Projects in Russia

Tomtorskoye Deposit Development Project (Yakutia)

Monazite Concentrate Processing Project

Projects for REE Extraction from Apatite-Nepheline Ore Processing Products of the Khibiny Group

Alluaiv Eudialyte-Loparite Ore Development Project

Kuljokskaya Area Development Project

Other Projects

3. REE Mining and Beneficiation in Russia (1997-2025)

4. Rare Earth Production in the Russian Federation

4.1 Rare Earth Production Dynamics in 1999-2025

4.2 Overview of the Current Status of Manufacturing Companies

OJSC Solikamsk Magnesium Plant

OJSC Acron

OOO LIT (Skygrad Group of Companies)

5. Export and Import of Rare Earth Products in the Russian Federation in 1997-2025

Rare Earth Compounds

Rare Earth Metals and Alloys

6. Consumption of Rare Earth Products in Russia in 2000-2025

Oil refining catalysts

Glass and optics manufacturing

Automotive catalyst manufacturing

Rubber catalysts

Metallurgy

Crystal growth

Rare earth magnet production

7. Patent activity in the Russian Federation related to rare earth metal production and consumption (2017-2025)

8. Forecast for rare earth metal production and consumption in Russia to 2035

Appendix 1: Contact information for key manufacturers and consumers of rare earth metal products in Russia

Appendix 2. Patents registered in the Russian Federation (2017-2025) related to rare earth metal production and consumption

Table 1: Characteristics of the Main REE Deposits in Russia

Table 2: Content and Distribution of REE Oxides in Various Sources in the Russian Federation, %

Table 3: Financial Performance of Lovozersky Mining and Processing Plant LLC

Table 4: REE Production Volumes in the Russian Federation (in terms of oxides) in 1999-2025, t

Table 5: Range of REE Products at Russian Enterprises

Table 6: Characteristics of REE Carbonates at Solikamsk Magnesium Plant OJSC

Table 7: Financial Performance of Solikamsk Magnesium Plant OJSC in 2005-2025, RUB million

Table 8: Structure of Rare Earth Metal Products by JSC AKRON in 2017-2020, %

Table 9. Nomenclature of Main Rare Earth Products by LIT LLC (Skygrad Group)

Table 10: Exports of Rare Earth Metal Compounds from Russia by Recipient Country in 1999-2025, Tons (in physical terms)

Table 11: Imports of Rare Earth Metal Compounds by Russia by Supplier Country in 1999-2025, Tons (in physical terms)

Table 12: Main Suppliers of Rare Earth Metal Compounds to Russia in 2004-2014, Tons

Table 13: Main Suppliers of Rare Earth Metal Compounds to Russia in 2015-2024, Tons

Table 14: Structure of Rare Earth Compound Supplies by Type Products and Elements in 2007-2024, %

Table 15: Structure of Rare Earth Compound Supplies from China to Russia in 2023-2025, tons

Table 16: Average Annual Prices for Rare Earth Compounds Exported and Imported by Russia in 2019-2025, USD/kg

Table 17: Rare Earth Metal Exports from Russia by Country in 1999-2025, kg

Table 18: Rare Earth Metal and Alloy Imports by Russia by Source Country in 1999-2025, tons

Table 19: Rare Earth Metal and Alloy Suppliers to Russia in 2004-2014, tons

Table 20: Rare Earth Metal and Alloy Suppliers to Russia in 2014-2024 Table 21: Prices of Rare Earth Metals and Alloys Imported by Russia in 2014-2025, USD/kg

Table 22: REE Supply-Demand Balance (in Oxide Calculations) in Russia in 2000-2025, thousand tons

Table 23: Main Consumers of Imported REE Compounds in Russia in 2014-2024, tons

Table 24: Technical Specifications of Rare Earth Cracking Catalysts by Russian Manufacturers

Table 25: Consumers and Suppliers of Rare Earth Products in the Russian Federation Based on Open Tenders and Competitions in 2018

Table 26: Consumers and Suppliers of Rare Earth Products in the Russian Federation Based on Open Tenders and Competitions in 2019

Table 27: Consumers and Suppliers Rare earth products in the Russian Federation based on open tenders and competitions in 2020

Table 28: Consumers and suppliers of rare earth products in the Russian Federation based on open tenders and competitions in 2021-2023

Table 29: Consumers and suppliers of rare earth products in the Russian Federation based on open tenders and competitions in 2024-2026

Table 30: Development scenarios for the rare earth industry in Russia 

Figure 1: Distribution of REE reserves by Russian regions

Figure 2. Share of heavy REEs in ores at selected Russian deposits, %

Figure 3: Production of loparite concentrate and REEs in it at Lovozersky GOK LLC in 1997-2025, thousand tons

Figure 4: Dynamics of loparite concentrate processing at SMZ OJSC in 1999-2025, thousand tons

Figure 5: Dynamics of rare earth product shipments at Solikamsk Magnesium Plant OJSC in 1993-2025 (in terms of oxides), tons

Figure 6: Distribution of REE carbonate deliveries from SMZ by importer in 2006-2025, %

Figure 7: Basic process flow diagram for processing group rare earth concentrate (SMZ carbonates) LIT LLC

Figure 8: Export and import of rare earth compounds in Russia in 1999-2025, tons (in kind)

Figure 9: Dynamics of exports of rare earth compounds from Russia in 1999-2025, thousand tons, million dollars

Figure 10: Dynamics of imports of rare earth compounds to Russia in 1999-2025, thousand tons, million dollars

Figure 11: Dynamics of exports and imports of rare earth metals in Russia in 1999-2025 in physical terms

Figure 12: Dynamics of exports and imports of rare earth metals and alloys

Figure 13: Structure of REE and alloy imports by Russia by product type in 2006-2025, %

Figure 14: Structure of REE imports by Russia in 2004-2013 and 2014-2025 Broken down by metal, %

Figure 15: Dynamics of "apparent" and actual consumption of rare-earth metals (in terms of oxides) in Russia

Figure 16: Estimated structure of rare-earth metal consumption in Russia by application

Figure 17: Estimated structure of rare-earth metal use in Russia (in terms of oxides), broken down by metal in 2010-2024, %

Figure 18: Dynamics of Russian mischmetal imports in 2005-2025, t

Figure 19: Number of Russian patents for inventions in the field of rare-earth metals in 2017-2025, units

Figure 20: Optimistic forecast of rare-earth metal consumption (in terms of oxides) in Russia up to 2035, thousand t