On June 15th, the “Regulations on the Implementation of the Mineral Resources Law of the People’s Republic of China” was officially implemented. 36 key mineral resources including rare earths, tungsten, lithium, cobalt, gallium, and germanium were included in the national strategic mineral resources directory. Protective mining measures such as planning control, total quantity regulation, limiting the mining entities, local reserves, and export review were implemented for specific minerals within the directory. The mining rights granting authority was transferred to the Ministry of Natural Resources or its authorized provincial-level administrative departments, and a three-level reserve system combining product reserves, production capacity reserves, and local reserves was established.
At the export stage, control is also becoming stricter. On June 4th, the Ministry of Commerce issued a notice to implement export control for foreign-related rare earth items and related technologies, covering key elements such as samarium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, and lutetium. Export requires strict final user and final use review. On June 24th, the Ministry of Commerce further issued Announcement No. 26 of 2026, improving the handling of violations of the export control of dual-use items of strategic minerals starting from July 1st, and clearly specifying 13 types of reportable circumstances, including unauthorized export, circumventing control, and illegal transfer of technology.
Industry analysts believe that the implementation of a series of policies marks the official upgrade of China’s mineral resource management from “dispersed control” to “full-chain coordination”. Through an integrated system of exploration, production, supply, and sales, it mitigates risks from global supply chain fluctuations and helps promote the industry’s transition from extensive expansion to high-quality and standardized development.
Sichuan Wonaixi New Materials Technology Co., Ltd. fully agrees with this. The relevant person in charge of the company pointed out that compliant operations are the lifeline of the company’s long-term development. “Rare earths are a national strategic resource. Every enterprise has the responsibility to conduct production, sales, and export activities within the framework of laws and regulations.”
Wonaixi has always adhered to standardized operation since its establishment, strictly implementing various management regulations of the state regarding rare earth products production, sales, and export, and establishing a full-process compliance system from raw material procurement to production process to product delivery. The company’s main products such as lanthanum chloride, lanthanum nitrate, and cerium ammonium nitrate are produced in accordance with national standards and industry norms, and are exported to countries and regions such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Japan, and South Korea. It has established long-term cooperative relationships with Fortune 500 companies.
“The tightening of policies is beneficial to the healthy development of the entire industry. Wonaixi will continue to uphold the concept of ‘striving, specialization, innovation, and win-win’, integrate compliance awareness into every business process, and win the long-term trust of domestic and foreign customers with high-quality products and services, and steadily advance on the path of promoting the standardized development of the rare earth industry.”
Post time: Jun-15-2026
