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Investigate the rare-earth chain.
A curated dataset of companies, facilities, output and disclosed relationships, with evidence, comparisons, saved investigations and assumption-based scenarios.
Published offering
SMM's rare-earth coverage spans concentrates, salts, oxides, metals, magnets, other NdFeB materials and scrap. Its site offers price data, market news, fundamental data and forecasts or analysis. That product breadth matters when comparing material categories rather than looking for one generic rare-earth price.
Provider source ↗What does a changing material price tell you about your supplier?
A move in a Pr-Nd oxide assessment may be important to purchasing, yet it does not identify the input route used by your magnet supplier. A low quoted price does not prove independent feedstock, and a regional premium does not establish that a proposed alternative is qualified to deliver.
A useful evaluation therefore separates market monitoring from supplier investigation. Ask what price and transaction context your team needs, then ask which company and facility evidence is missing. For a business dependent on Chinese processing, both questions can matter without either service being an automatic replacement for the other.
How the work differs
In Oreline, trace a named supplier to its documented facilities and connections. Compare actual output with announced capacity and check agreement scope. Where a relationship is not disclosed, record the gap as a supplier question instead of assuming a route based on country or material price.
Sources, reporting periods and evidence gaps remain visible throughout the investigation. Coverage is reviewed rather than exhaustive or live, and undisclosed quantities stay unknown. Read how the analysis handles them.
Why Oreline for this work
Market signals become actionable research questions when they are connected to a supplier and its production route. Oreline gives your team a structured place to investigate that connection, compare the evidence and retain the inputs for later review. Start by tracing a route in the sandbox.
Pricing and access
Oreline costs $1,000 USD per organisation per month, including 20 individual seats and access to the published research library, curated dataset and investigation tools. See the subscription details.
Shanghai Metals Market (SMM) pricing is not quoted here. When comparing costs, account for the required modules, team access, data rights and contract term. Oreline's organisation plan includes the published research and working tools in one subscription.
Oreline’s free sandbox needs no account and contains selected examples. It is a product evaluation, not free access to the full subscription workspace.
What to test before buying
- Specify whether you need oxide, metal, magnet or scrap pricing.
- Check price basis, currency, tax treatment and geography before comparing figures.
- Ask each tool to distinguish a disclosed supplier route from a country-level assumption.
Frequently asked questions
Is SMM only relevant to base metals?
No. Its public rare-earth category includes materials from concentrates through magnets and scrap.
What research is included in Oreline?
The subscription includes Oreline's curated company, facility, production and relationship research, with source evidence and investigation tools. It does not include licensed SMM price series.
Sources and scope
Provider information checked on . Product descriptions are attributed to the provider; recommendations are Oreline’s assessment of workflow fit. An unmentioned feature is not evidence that the provider lacks it.
- SMM rare-earth prices, analysis and news
- Oreline’s product, team and subscription scope
- Our comparison and corrections policy
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