The 8th China Baotou Rare Earth industry Forum will run in the city of Baotou, Inner Mongolia this coming Aug 7-9, to promote global cooperation and exchanges in related trade, manufacturing, research and applications, under a theme of "Innovation and coordinated development of the rare earth industry".

This year's forum will be hosted by Inner Mongolia, the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE), and the China Rare Earth Industry Association, with help from the Baotou government, CAE's chemical, metallurgy and materials engineering department, and the Baotou rare earth high-tech development district management committee.