On March 18, 2026, the Ministry of Natural Resources released the major achievements of the new round of strategic exploration breakthroughs initiative: Sichuan Rengan has identified over 9.66 million tons of rare earth oxide resources, along with fluorite and barite; Gansu Dangchang has discovered key minerals such as antimony, further strengthening China’s strategic resource reserves and industrial chain security. Located in the Shawan Economic Development Zone of Leshan, Sichuan, the Sichuan Wona Rare Materials Technology Co., Ltd., leveraging its local resource endowment and expertise in deep processing, is experiencing triple benefits: raw material supply assurance, capacity upgrade, and market expansion.
The large-scale exploration and identification of the rare earth minerals in Mengyin County, Sichuan Province has filled the gap in the supply of high-end rare earth raw materials in the southwestern region, significantly shortening the logistics and supply chain distance from rare earth mines to processing enterprises. It provides a stable, low-cost and sustainable local raw material guarantee for the rare earth new materials industry in the province. As a national-level high-tech enterprise and a core rare earth functional material manufacturer in the southwestern region, Wounai Rare has been dedicated to the research and production of rare earth high-purity compounds and precision polishing materials. It has built a production capacity of 10,000 tons of high-purity rare earth salts, forming a product matrix of nine categories and over 50 varieties, covering rare earth nitrate, acetate, chloride, carbonate, hydroxide, fluoride, sulfate, oxide and high-end polishing powder, zirconium salt series, and widely serving key fields such as national defense and aerospace, new energy, electronic information, medicine, three-way catalytic, and precision optical polishing.
Relying on local rare earth resources for direct supply, Wuanai Rare Earth will further enhance the quality and cost advantages of its core products such as high-purity cerium carbonate, cerium hydroxide, anhydrous lanthanum chloride/cesium chloride/neodymium chloride, and ammonium cerium nitrate. The company holds a number of invention patents and utility model patents, and implements digitalization of production and full-process quality control. Its products are exported to over 30 countries and regions around the world and are stable suppliers in fields such as electronic etching, optical polishing, catalytic materials, and special ceramics. With the large-scale development of rare earth resources in Sichuan, the company will accelerate the localization of raw materials, the upgrading of products, and the diversification of application scenarios, and focus on high-value-added fields such as CMP polishing fluid particles, large-grain cerium oxide, and new energy catalytic precursors.
A significant discovery of rare earth resources in Sichuan Province represents a historic opportunity for the regional new materials industry. Waoen Rare Earth will base itself in Sichuan and collaborate with Gansu Province, deepening the synergy of the entire chain from resources to smelting, separation, processing, and application. It will continuously invest in research and innovation, optimize product structure, and contribute to the efficient utilization of national strategic mineral resources, supporting the high-quality development of industries such as new energy, high-end manufacturing, and national defense technology.
Post time: Mar-18-2026
