Rare and precious metals are indispensable and important strategic materials. To carry out researches on saving, value adding and recycling is the direction of technology development. In recent years, supported by the national science and technology plan, relevant research institutions in China carried out a lot of research and development, achieving a number of scientific research results. In this paper, the development status and trend of rare and precious metal technology in China and abroad are analyzed. The progress and achievements on rare and precious metal materials in China are introduced. Moreover, the technology focus in future development is prospected.

rare and precious metals  /  rare and precious metal materials  /  technical progress