来自哈萨克斯坦阿拉木图的消息,世界最大的铀生产国—哈萨克斯坦也将加入全球稀土生产的竞争中。哈萨克斯坦的一位高级官员表示,哈萨克斯坦明年将生产1500吨稀土来填补中国稀土出口的不足。哈萨托姆普洛姆公司(Kazatomprom)是哈萨克斯坦的国有核工业公司,同时也监管稀土和稀有金属。近日,其战略发展部负责人宣布,去年他们与日本住友公司成立的合资公司—住友原子稀土公司将开始生产稀土精矿, From Almaty, Kazakhstan, the world’s largest producer of uranium - Kazakhstan will also join the global competition in rare earth production. A senior Kazakh official said Kazakhstan will produce 1,500 tons of rare earth next year to fill the shortage of rare earth exports in China. Kazatomprom, Kazakhstan’s state-owned nuclear company, also oversees rare earths and rare metals. Recently, the head of its strategic development department announced that last year, Sumitomo Riko Co., Ltd., a joint venture with Sumitomo Corporation of Japan, will start producing rare earth concentrates,