Share of imports of rare earth metals in Russia currently estimated at 68% - first deputy PM

MOSCOW. Oct 28 (Interfax) - The share of imported supplies in the segment of rare and rare earth metals (REM) has declined from around 75% to 68% over the year, Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov said.

"Thanks to the measures of the national project, the share of imports in consumption of rare and rare earth metals has begun to decline and currently stands at around 68%," Manturov said during a government hour in the Federation Council on Wednesday.

In July last year, the Industry and Trade Ministry estimated the share of REM imports at 75%. The New Materials and Chemistry national technological leadership project envisages reducing this figure to 48% by 2030.

Production of small-tonnage rare and rare earth metals (RM and REM) in Russia totaled more than 50 tonnes in 2025, and production of large-tonnage metals stood at 22,500 tonnes, Deputy Industry and Trade Minister Mikhail Yurin previously said. "Over the past year, more than 50 tonnes were produced of such items as tantalum, beryllium, germanium, gallium, rhenium and hafnium. For large-tonnage metals, more than 22,500 tonnes [were produced]. These are metals such as tungsten, molybdenum, titanium, niobium, zirconium, lithium and other rare earth metal oxides," Yurin said in September.

The Development of the Rare and Rare Earth Metals Industry federal project envisages growth in production to 80 tonnes for small-tonnage RM and REM and to 50,000 tonnes for large-tonnage metals by 2030.