GST removal on locally-assembled units: Samsung, OPPO may start manufacturing cellphones

[Bilal9]

What is the rare earth reserve estimates for Pakistan?

It is not just the reserve that one should be asking, it should also be economically extracting/refining the same from mineral ore, which is a bigger factor. China is predominant supplier of Ce, La, Ga and Nd to the world but they are currently restricting exports. These are all used in electronics and electrics manufacturing.

For countries like Bangladesh and Pakistan (maybe also India) a large part of refined rare earth elements can be obtained by recycling.

 

[Splurgenxs]

It is not just the reserve that one should be asking, it should also be economically extracting/refining the same from mineral ore, which is a bigger factor. China is predominant supplier of Ce, La, Ga and Nd to the world but they are currently restricting exports. These are all used in electronics and electrics manufacturing.

For countries like Bangladesh and Pakistan (maybe also India) a large part of refined rare earth elements can be obtained by recycling.

Wont be enough, recycling adds to costs of production.
Lookup the cost of recycling.

India has almost half of the Chinese supply but the land laws and the dirtiness of the operations will make this painfully slow here.
Vietnam is the next big contender with a decent reserves.

 

[Paul2]

It is not just the reserve that one should be asking, it should also be economically extracting/refining the same from mineral ore, which is a bigger factor. China is predominant supplier of Ce, La, Ga and Nd to the world but they are currently restricting exports. These are all used in electronics and electrics manufacturing.

For countries like Bangladesh and Pakistan (maybe also India) a large part of refined rare earth elements can be obtained by recycling.

You don't really need REEs in electronics.

Neodymium is though irreplaceable for permanent magnet motors.

Yittrium is the yellow stuff you see on white LEDs

Cerium is used for glass, and optics polishing. It's the best, but alternative is available. In other words LCD display, and good optics still can be made.

 

[Bilal9]

You don't really need REEs in electronics.

Neodymium is though irreplaceable for permanent magnet motors.

Yittrium is the yellow stuff you see on white LEDs

Cerium is used for glass, and optics polishing. It's the best, but alternative is available. In other words LCD display, and good optics still can be made.

Great informative post. Thanks brother.

Wont be enough, recycling adds to costs of production.
Lookup the cost of recycling.

India has almost half of the Chinese supply but the land laws and the dirtiness of the operations will make this painfully slow here.
Vietnam is the next big contender with a decent reserves.

Well then what I've read so far is wrong. Most industry documents say that recycling is a better and cheaper source than refining from ore. Would like to see your sources.

Bangladesh even has steel recycling from ship breaking plates, that has been the chief source for billets and re-bar for construction, a lot cheaper than refining from iron ore. They have not even gone into blast furnaces yet...

 

[Qutb-ud-din Aybak]

You are mistaken. Smartphones have given people access to banking, information, e-governance and many other resources. In houses where people could not afford PC's people are learning to use the internet on phones. Kids who would have struggled with english are learning bits and pieces for social media. This will create further economic activity and opportunity.

Not against phones.
Against changing them every month with no reason. Changing them for some features which we don't need to do all that stuff you mentioned. If i have to use social media or watch youtube videos, then 10 year old phone may work well too.

 

[Samlee]

What is the rare earth reserve estimates for Pakistan?

Hasn't Been Measured But Large Reserves Are Known To Exist In Balochistan and Merged Districts