The Chinese Society of Rare Earths (CSRE), founded in 1980, is a rare earth scientific and technological researchers’ organization in China. There are more than 100,000 registered experts in CSRE, which is the biggest academic community on rare earth in the world.

Besides serving for the government and researchers on science and technology of rare earth, CSRE provide a stage for rare earth scientists to exchange their research ideas, propose the scientific and technical plans on fundamental and applied fields on rare earth, as well as rare earth R&D plans for industry. CSRE is therefore the most important social force in developing the rare earth science and technology in China.

CSRE publishes two journals, Journal of the Chinese rare earth Society (edited in Chinese and English separately) and Chinese Rare Earths (in Chinese), and one newsletter, Chinese Rare Earth Information. CSRE also plays an important rule in the international rare earth community. It organizes the International Conference on Rare Earth Development and Application once every four years, and Annual Meeting once every two years periodically.

There are 15 sub-committees in CSRE, which almost cover every R&D field on rare earth. The names of sub-committees are list as follows:

(1) Rare Earth Geochemistry and Ore Dressing

(2) Rare Earth Chemistry and hydrometallurgy

(3) Rare Earth Magnetic Materials and Magnetism

(4) Rare Earth New Materials

(5) Rare Earth Catalytic Materials

(6) Application of Rare Earths in Iron and Steel

(7) Application of Rare Earth in Casting

(8) Rare Earth Analytical Chemistry

(9) Application of Rare Earth in Ceramic and Glass

(10) Rare Earth Refining

(11) Environmental Protection on Rare Earth Industry

(12) Rare Earth Phosphor and luminescence

(13) Application of Rare Earths in Agriculture

(14) Rare Earth Information

(15) Technique and Economy of Rare Earth Enterprises

Address: The Chinese Society of Rare Earths

76, Xue Yuan Nan Lu, Beijing 100081, Beijing China

Tel:+81 10 62182748,62173497 fax:+86 10 62173501

Email: csre@cs-re.org.cn, csre@china.com

www.cs-re.org.cn