The Bavarian company Wolfram Industrie offers a more environmentally friendly alternative as raw materials because lead is highly toxic and not easy to decompose. Triamet, a heavy metal alloy based on tungsten, features high density and high radiation absorption capacity.

Rare earth price in China maintains stability this week on deadlocked supply and demand and heavy wait-and-see atmosphere. 

Analysis of latest tungsten market from Chinatungsten Online: Tungsten market in China is caught in heavy wait-and-see atmosphere at the end of June and prices maintain stability. Both supply and demand are weak in the whole industry, but as the environmental checks will soon be finished, plus with coming of off season and capital pressure, insiders think that oversupply will dominate tungsten market in July.  

Ferro molybdenum price falls slightly while molybdenum oxide and molybdenum powder remain unchanged from the previous trading day. Most European companies will be closed for nearly one month in August, which further reduces the demand for molybdenum products. The low buying interests of traders limits price rise.