Analysis of latest tungsten market from Chinatungsten Online

The tungsten powder and ammonium metatungstate (APT) prices in the Chinese tungsten market continue to maintain stability under the pressure of continued spread coronavirus and geopolitics risks. Sellers are reluctant to sell on small profits, and with the recovery in domestic manufacturing industry and the decline in tungsten ore imports, some of them raise product offers. 

Rare earth market quotation in China: the prices of praseodymium oxide, lanthanum oxide and cerium oxide keep stable at the end of the May due to cautious sentiment of traders. Now most manufacturers control their stocks in a reasonable level, and inquiry needs to be improved. 

The molybdenum powder, molybdenum oxide and ferro molybdenum prices in China are unchanged from the previous trading day on low trading activity but good sentiment of traders. In the molybdenum concentrate market, the market is operating steadily, and downstream users' demand is still tepid. However, due to the limited stock of raw materials, molybdenum companies are not in a hurry to sell products, waiting for the next round of offers.

Analysis of latest tungsten market from Chinatungsten Online

European tungsten prices have held steady this month as low consumption offset the bullish impact of rising Chinese domestic prices, but a stalemate is setting in between buyers and sellers, and only changes in demand patterns are likely to break the deadlock.

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Analysis of latest tungsten market from Chinatungsten Online

The ferro tungsten and tungsten powder prices in the Chinese market remain stable because market participants believe there is little room for price falls after witnessing steady declines in recent weeks.

Rare earth market quotation in China: the latest of dysprosium oxide, europium oxide and terbium oxide prices are unchanged from the previous trading day despite of tight supply of raw materials and favorable policies. Sellers still take a watchful stance, resulting in the difficulty in price rise. 

The molybdenum concentrate price goes up while prices of ferro molybdenum and molybdenum powder are unchanged from the previous trading day with good trading atmosphere and increased transactions in the market. 

Mixing tungsten oxide (WO₃) nanoparticles with polyamide as a photosensitizer for color 3D printing can avoid the problem of discoloration caused by traditional carbon-based photosensitizers and contribute to the realization of high-fidelity 3D color printing, the discovery has been published by the Institute of Science and Technology of Barcelona (ICFO) in Spain in NanoLetters recently.