Rare Earths Elements (EER's) or Technology Metals: facts, figures and opinions

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Rare Earths Elements (REE's) or Technology Metals
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REEs have become so critical to modern technology that industry insiders came up with their own nickname for them: technology metals.

From hybrid car batteries... to wind turbine motors... to missile guidance systems...

From iPhones... to Blackberrys... to solar panels... to flat screen TVs...

Metals such as cerium, promethium, europium, and many of the remaining 17 other REEs are essential to all modern electronic devices that use:

rechargeable batteries
electric motors
photo optics
solar cells
strong magnets

Here is a diagram of Toyota's best-selling hybrid car, the Prius:

Prius: useage of rare earths elements

rare erarts elements / technology metals

Sources: bron: Brian Hicks, Publisher, Pure Asset Trader

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