Tungsten has been successfully 3D printed using a commercial 3D printer, and indeed Philips unit Smit Roentgen (now Dunlee) developed Tungsten 3D printing a few years ago on EOS equipment, using the material in the serial production of tungsten 3D printed parts. But, there have been few studies focusing on understanding the effect of powder and process parameters on tungsten and other high melting point materials.

Rare earth market quotation in China: domestic rare earth price maintains stability earlier in this week on factories’ low operating rate and declining inquiries. Affected by weak demand and trade war, buyers force prices down. But the environmental protection policy offers supports for production costs. In the short term, rare earth price is expected to stabilize.  

Analysis of latest tungsten market from ChinaTungsten Online

A production increase in the Chinese ammonium paratungstate market has pressed cargo prices in China, while a lack of demand for tungsten concentrates dragged the upstream market down. Tungsten concentrates buyers retreated to the sidelines after the APT price decline, leading concentrate demand to decline.

Earlier in this week, the latest price of molybdenum powder and sodium molybdate remains unchanged while molybdenum oxide price declines. Molybdenum prices rising sharply in China in off-peak season increases trading risks, plus lower prices of steel biddings, manufacturers have not enough confidence in supporting ferromolybdenum prices.