Baotou promotes rare earth industry

A worker is photographed at a NiMH battery production line owned by Baotou Longfame Battery. The annual production capacity of this production line is designed to reach 160 million units, and in 2018 it is expected to achieve production and sales of 50 million NiMH batteries, with an output value of 300 million yuan ($47 million). In recent years, the rare earth industry of Baotou city has achieved rapid development and formed a relatively complete industrial system from the selection of mining, smelting, deep processing, and rare earth functional materials to rare earth applications. [Photo/Baotou Daily]