The world is facing significant environmental challenges such as improving the quality of air, soil, and water. Currently, industry is focusing on detecting pollutants (from chemical spills, fertilizer and pesticide run-off), improving industrial and mining sites, treating contaminants and stopping further pollution.

Designed for surface removal on demanding production runs, Saint-Gobain Abrasives’ line of Norton double-cut tungsten carbide burrs are said to last longer with fewer change-overs on challenging production applications.

The PDC World Series of Darts is back on its globetrotting tour in 2019.

Six cities in Europe, North America and Oceania will host six World Series events. First up is the US Darts Masters, which will again be held concurrently with the North American Darts Championship. It is followed by the German Darts Masters which moves to Köln, having attracted record crowds to Gelsenkirchen’s Veltins Arena in 2018.

Gary Anderson, the Flying Scotsman, would the Masters because he has undergone further treatment for a chronic back complaint. The news was confirmed by the PDC. Anderson’s claims that even light practice causes intense pain are a major concern. It may well put his Premier League place in doubt.

Analysis of latest tungsten market from Chinatungsten Online

In 2019, a new round of environmental protection check will be fully launched. It is planned to take another four years: the first three years are regular inspections and the last year will be focus on the "look back" works, according to Minister Li Ganjie. 

Rare earth market quotation in China: domestic rare earth price is unchanged from the previous trading day as more and more enterprises are away for the week-long public holiday of the Chinese New Year. Trading activities have slowed and only some traders lowered their offers to secure deals. In the short term, raw earth market will keep stable. 

Molybdenum prices in China rise slightly, although low trading activity and soft demand ahead of the Chinese New Year holiday on February 4-10. Boosted by mines shutdown and increased offers of tender, molybdenum concentrate price edges higher. But without the support of transactions, the market also faces risks. 

Analysis of latest tungsten market from Chinatungsten Online

Tungsten concentrate and ammonium metatungstate (APT) prices in China continue to maintain stability, affected by the holiday of the Spring Festival and low trading activity in the market. 

Rare earth market quotation in China: the latest prices of terbium oxide, lanthanum oxide and praseodymium neodymium metal have been maintained stability since January. With the approaching of the Spring Festival, the flow of funds in the market decreases, and more and more factories are off duty. Sellers are reluctant to sell at low prices while downstream remains low buying appetite. In the short term, market prices would continue the stability. 

China molybdenum prices show signs of rise in the week began on Monday January 28. Affected by tight supply of spot goods and increased market trading, tungsten concentrate price climbs largely. While ferro molybdenum manufacturers’ profits are squeezed by the cost side as sale prices tend to lower than production costs. Downstream molybdenum chemical and product enterprises take a watchful stance to the deadlocked supply and demand in the market.