A new material uses sunlight as a catalyst to break down the molecular structure of synthetic dye pollutants in water. Researchers at Swansea University in Wales developed the composite material, which is made of tantalum nitride and tungsten oxide.

Chinese rare earth price drops further amid the price of terbium oxide, europium oxide and praseodymium oxide edges lower. Rare earth permanent magnet plate declines sharply following heavy rare earth single oxide listing price released by China Southern Rare Earth.

Analysis of latest China tungsten market from Chinatungsten Online: Bearish sentiment is rife in the tungsten market following low long-term negotiated price released by large enterprises this week. Trading volume in the spot market is gloomy and the major problem for market is when the price will stop declining. 

The latest price of molybdenum concentrate, ammonium molybdate and molybdenum oxide remains stability as the market is still in a stalemate. The last week before the National Day, Chinese molybdenum market continues to refuse to budge, demand fails to meet expectations in the golden September and raw materials price tends to decline.