At QIMA, we provide a specialized Rare Earth Element Testing Service to help brands and suppliers in the electrical & electronics, toys, and hardlines industries meet the stringent export control requirements. Our advanced testing method detects trace amounts of restricted rare earth elements—samarium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, lutetium, scandium, and yttrium—in magnets, ensuring your products meet regulatory requirements.
Rare earth metals are a group of 17 metallic elements critical to modern technologies. Found in the earth’s crust, they are more abundant than copper or lead but are considered “rare” due to their scattered distribution and the complex processes required to extract and purify them.
These elements are vital for:
Powerful magnets in smartphones, hard drives, electric vehicles, and MRI scanners
Converting electricity to light in LED displays
Radar systems, satellite communications, and defense applications
Despite their abundance, the challenge of finding concentrated deposits and achieving high purity makes compliance testing essential.
Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) and Bills of Materials (BOM) may not fully confirm the absence of restricted elements introduced during mining or manufacturing. Our advanced testing bridges this gap, offering:
Analysis of the seven restricted rare earth metals (samarium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, lutetium, scandium, yttrium)
Advanced testing for rare earth metal detection
Support for export control regulations
Ensure your magnet-containing products meet regulatory requirements with QIMA’s Rare Earth Element Testing Service. Contact us to learn more or to schedule your testing.
