Low-price baseline before China quota eraJan 1, 1995Labels: 1990s baseline, Neodymium-PraseodymiumUSGS MCS
China’s quota system formalizes supply controlJan 1, 2006Labels: China export, QuotasCRS ReportWTO DS431
Export quota cut and Japan disruption jolts marketSep 1, 2010Labels: 2010 quota, China-Japan disputeCRS ReportCNBC NYT 2011
Nd and Pr surge during 2011 rare earth crisisMay 4, 2011Labels: 2011 price, NdPr surgeCNBC NYT 2011CRS Report
Price deflation begins as demand destruction sets inJan 1, 2012Labels: Post-spike deflation, Demand destructionMCP 10 KMining com 2012
WTO case filed against China export restrictionsMar 13, 2012Labels: WTO dispute, US-EU-JapanWTO DS431
Mountain Pass restart effort expands non-China supply hopesOct 20, 2012Labels: Mountain Pass, MolycorpWOMP 2011WOMP 2009
WTO appellate ruling strengthens pressure to change policyAug 7, 2014Labels: WTO appellate, Trade lawWTO NewsWTO DS431
China removes export quotas and duties after WTO timelineMay 20, 2015Labels: China quota, Export dutiesWTO DS431
Trade-war tension triggers 2019 NdPr price bumpAug 19, 2019Labels: 2019 trade, Geopolitical riskSMM 2019
EV and wind demand help drive 2021–2022 rallyJan 1, 2021Labels: EV demand, Wind demandReuters 2024SMM 2019
Post-2022 downturn hits projects and procurement plansJan 1, 2023Labels: Post-2022 downturn, Project impactsFT 2024Reuters 2024
2023 slump shows near-cost pricing pressure for NdPrFeb 5, 2024Labels: 2023 slump, Shanghai MetalsReuters 2024
2024 rebalancing narrative shifts to deficits and quotasDec 31, 2024Labels: 2024 rebalancing, Production quotasReuters 2024AP News
2025 NdPr volatility persists amid strategic supply concernsDec 31, 2025Labels: 2025 volatility, Strategic materialAP NewsUSGS MCS