Recently, the research group of Xiamen University has made new progress in the module assembly of high nuclear rare earth-transition metal (3d-4f) clusters. The relevant study titled: “Synthetic Protocol for Assembling Giant Heterometallic Hydroxide Clusters from Building Blocks: Rational Design and Efficient Synthesis" was published in the Matter journal under Cell Publishing.

It was reported that Europe's lithium resources are mainly located in Serbia (Jadar deposit), Portugal, Spain, Finland, and Austria. In France, they can be found in the Massif Central (Beauvoir and Montebras granites, etc.) and the Armorican Massif.

Analysis of latest tungsten market from Chinatungsten Online

The ferro tungsten and tungsten carbide powder prices in China continue to keep firm as new average tungsten forecast prices from associations were raised as expected, which boosts market confidence. 

Rare earth market quotation in China: the neodymium oxide, praseodymium neodymium oxide and praseodymium neodymium metal prices continue to increase in the week ended on Friday August 7, 2020. Downstream buyers are active in taking goods while suppliers have strong rised mentality. 

China molybdenum price is in the upward trend in the week ended on Friday August 7, 2020 but transactions are hardly concluded at high levels. In the short term, insiders will continue to hold optimistic view for the outlook. 

Analysis of latest tungsten market from Chinatungsten Online

The ferro tungsten and tungsten powder prices in the Chinese market maintain stability as the market is in a stalemate. Most market participants take a watchful stance, waiting for new tungsten forecast prices from tungsten associations. 

The terbium oxide, neodymium oxide and praseodymium neodymium oxide prices in China are in the upward trend due to good trading atmosphere and optimistic sentiment of market participants. 

The molybdenum concentrate and molybdenum oxide prices in China climb slightly while molybdenum bar price is unchanged from the previous trading day on August 6, 2020. 

Analysis of latest tungsten market from Chinatungsten Online

The tungsten price in China is in the upward trend thanks to the strong rised mentality in the raw material side but limited transactions concluded. China' Xiamen Tungsten's APT quotation stood at $208.5/mtu, an increase of $4.2/mtu form the second half of July. 

The US Department of Defense has just promised to provide funding for two rare earth separation plants. It's one small step towards the Trump administration's stated goal of breaking the country's dependence on China's supplies of critical minerals. But the direct involvement of the Pentagon underlines the scale of the task associated with creating from scratch a non-Chinese supply chain.