Highlights
- Baogang Group’s leadership visited Xinfeng Xinli to align southern rare earth operations with national green manufacturing and economic development strategies.
- The visit emphasizes integrating northern mining resources with southern processing capabilities, reinforcing China’s dominance in rare earth production.
- Meng Fanying urged the company to advance technological innovation, recycling, and operational efficiency in the rare earth sector.
On March 25, Baogang Group Chairman and Party Secretary Meng Fanying led a leadership delegation to Xinfeng Xinli, (opens in a new tab) a rare earth processing enterprise based in southern Jiangxi Province (opens in a new tab). The site visit marked an important move in aligning Baogang’s southern operations with China’s broader national strategy to advance green manufacturing, rare earth recycling, and regional economic development.
Meng met with senior local officials—including Zhu Zhiyong, Deputy Party Secretary of the Longnan Economic Development Zone (opens in a new tab), and Yuan Yan, Party Secretary of Xinfeng County—thanking them for their continued support of Baogang’s rare earth operations. He praised Xinfeng Xinli’s progress in recent years, highlighting its contribution to both corporate growth and local socio-economic development.
Mission: Rare Earth Recycling and Dual-Base Integration
Xinfeng Xinli is a subsidiary or strategic partner in Baogang’s rare earth supply chain, particularly in recycling and processing technologies located near China’s southern heavy rare earth base. This positions it as a critical node in Baogang’s effort to implement the national “two rare earth bases” strategy—integrating its northern mining hub in Baotou with southern refining and recycling capacity in Jiangxi.
Meng emphasized that Xinfeng Xinli must fully embrace China’s push for a circular economy, adhere to green development principles, and capitalize on the current policy window to accelerate technological innovation. He urged the company to move swiftly on key projects and research initiatives while maintaining a clear understanding of cost-efficiency and industrial applicability.
**Role of Northern Rare Earth (**北方稀土)
Baogang’s rare earth subsidiary, Northern Rare Earth Group (opens in a new tab), was also directed to strengthen communication mechanisms and provide more responsive coordination with Xinfeng Xinli. This includes gathering feedback from across the value chain, streamlining project workflows, and enhancing operational efficiency to ensure favorable conditions for the company’s continued development.
Implications for China’s Rare Earth Sector
This high-level engagement illustrates Baogang’s evolving role not just as a miner, but as a coordinator of national-level rare earth integration. The partnership with Xinfeng Xinli enhances value-added manufacturing capabilities and supports China’s shift from a raw material exporter to a green, high-tech rare earth producer.
By linking northern rare earth resources with southern processing infrastructure—and emphasizing recycling and environmental responsibility—Baogang is reinforcing China’s global dominance in the rare earth supply chain, while contributing to regional economic uplift and industrial modernization in both Inner Mongolia and Jiangxi.
In sum, this visit is more than routine—it signals a tighter, more mission-driven alliance that reflects Beijing’s top priorities: innovation, integration, and industrial self-sufficiency in the strategic rare earths sector.
Since its founding in October 2024, Rare Earth Exchanges has sought to chronicle China’s growing power in the rare earth refining and downstream sectors while tracking the movement for supply chain resilience in the West.
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