Australian lithium miner Pilbara Minerals (PLS) announced that the company has signed a five-year offtake agreement with China's Yibin Tianyi Lithium Industry Co for its Pilgangoora Lithium-Tantalum Project in Western Australia.

Argentina's lithium brine industries have announced that they will suspend their on-site project works until the end of March after the Argentinian government imposed a nationwide lockdown to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in the country. Most mining and exploration works in the country have been suspended. Argentina's brine production and operation, capacity building work have also been halted.

Analysis of latest tungsten market from Chinatungsten Online

The ferro tungsten and tungsten carbide powder prices in the Chinese market are in the downward trend due to continued spread of corovarius besides China affecting exports, delivery of products. Most market participants hold a pessimistic view on the market in April. 

Analysis of latest tungsten market from Chinatungsten Online

The ferro tungsten and tungsten powder prices in China are in the downward trend due to the continued spread of the novel coronavirus worldwide. Ammonium paratungstate (APT) exporters experienced a slow market, while unrecovered downstream manufacturing, such as the automobile industry, in China also dragged the domestic tungsten market price down.

Analysis of latest tungsten market from Chinatungsten Online

The ferro tungsten and tungsten powder prices in China are in the downward trend due to the continued spread of the novel coronavirus worldwide. Ammonium paratungstate (APT) exporters experienced a slow market, while unrecovered downstream manufacturing, such as the automobile industry, in China also dragged the domestic tungsten market price down.

Charge Li-metal batteries to 100 percent of the state in just 15 minutes. US-based Sion Power, a leading developer in high-energy, lithium-metal rechargeable batteries demonstrated its patented-Licerion EV tech has been expanded to have a power capacity of 420 Wh/kg and 700Wh/L when it is commercially designed. Licerion EV is specifically designed for electric vehicle applications, focusing on high energy density, increased cycle life, and fast charging capability.

Including rare earths, Japan to stockpile its rare metals as part of an effort to reduce overdependence on China that has been highlighted by the ongoing coronavirus crisis. Per Japanese media reports, the Japanese government will move in March to bolster the nation's reserves of rare earth elements and other rare metals.

Electrochemical deposition is a universal route for fabricating single-atom catalysts (SACs), such as molybdenum and cobalt catalysts, recently, the research team of Professor Jie Zeng and Associate Professor Shiming Zhou of the National Research Center for Physical Sciences at the Microscale and Department of Chemical Physics of the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) have developed the electrochemical deposition method for preparing monoatomic catalysts

A research team, affiliated with Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has announced that a new catalyst that could boost metal-air batteries (MABs) performance, such as discharge and charge efficiency, was developed recently. MABs, which use oxygen from ambient air as recourses to store and convert energy, has received considerable attention for their potential use in electric vehicles (EVs) owing to their large storage capacity, lightweight, and affordability.

Analysis of latest tungsten market from Chinatungsten Online

Opening this week, the ferro tungsten and ammonium metatungstate (APT) prices in China remain weak adjustment with the continued spread of coronavirus around the world. Fortunately, domestic epidemic is effectively control and RMB exchange rate remains stable as a whole, insiders are still optimistic about the Chinese economy.