Research On The Optimization Of Rare Earth Industry Cluster In Baotou

Baotou rare earth industry cluster refers to the mining of rare earth, dressing, andsmelting separation, rare earth new materials production industries, closely relatedenterprise, related supporting institutions and organizations gathered in Baotou region,which forms strong and sustainable competitive advantage phenomenon. Baotou rare earthindustry cluster is a kind of economic geography phenomenon. It also means thegeographical gathered phenomenon that produces by enterprise that produces identical orsimilar rare earth products.Baotou is the Capital of rare earth. after years of development, the rare earth industrycluster has good development foundation which includes resources, talents, enterprisegathered and many other advantages. But at present, Baotou rare earth industry clusterinvolves the malignant industry competition, the loss of national strategic resources,ecological destruction and environmental pollution problems. How to optimize the rareearth industry cluster in Baotou, and let the rare earth industry cluster to the sustainabledevelopment way, is the significance problem need to solve. Potter spent10years onresearch of industrial clusters in many countries and got the tool which is " diamond model"to analysis industry cluster-. Baotou rare earth industry cluster refers to multifacetedelements, so this paper is choosing the four key elements and two subsidiary elements of "diamond model " to analyze the rare earth industry cluster in Baotou, and set the rare earthindustry cluster optimization index by empirical analysis and investigation. Using AHPmethod to find the most influencing index in Baotou rare earth industry cluster then analysisthe key point. Then corresponds countermeasures and suggestions by advantages anddisadvantages analyze way.Study finds that: the auxiliary elements of "diamond model" and the government havethe biggest influence on industrial cluster, comes by enterprise strategy, and rare earthresources advantages in Baotou. By using the advantages and disadvantages analyze,thepaper gives suggestions like government playing full role of itself, strengthening thestrategic planning of the rare earth enterprise, paying attention on the resources of rare earth,establishing the reserve system of rare earth, strengthening the restructuring of rare earthenterprise, adjusting and optimizing industrial institutions.