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Red car, white handrail, colorful advertising board...Different things have different colors. Due to the existence of pigment, we can say goodbye to the world in which only black, white and grey exist. Molybdenum has various kinds of chemical performances. 

How to break the spell which makes sunshine room like furnace in summer and like the fridge in winter? The answer is transparent semiconductor materials. For example, tungsten oxide transparent insulation materials can let the sunshine room warm in winter and cool in summer!

Analysis of latest tungsten market from ChinaTungsten Online

Chinese tungsten price remains weak adjustment amid low demand in off-peak season, environmental inspections and a poor external environment. Market participants have different opinions on the outlook, with a caution in trading.

Rare earth market quotation in China: domestic rare earth price has been maintained weak adjustment since August as manufacturers cut production under the environmental protection policy. The usual quiet trading activity has pressed prices down in Chinese market. In the short term, prices will continue downward trend. 

Chinese molybdenum prices maintained weak adjustment in the week to Friday August 24. The new environmental protection was launched on August 20 and some molybdenum mines in major production areas stopped production to undergo repair. Affected by that, trading activity in the raw material market increased. 

Analysis of latest tungsten market from ChinaTungsten Online

China tungsten concentrate market gets a boost when Chinese environmental checks launched on August 22. Low-price products reduce in the market, but actual trading volumes have not enough strength to put up prices. 65% black tungsten concentrate price hovers around $15,384.6/t.

Rare earth market quotation in China: domestic rare earth price is unchanged from previous trading day on usual quiet trading activity. Listing prices of Southern Rare Earth were basically stable on Monday August 23. Chinese environmental checks and off-peak season make market participants remain heavy wait-and-see mood. On the whole, the price would stabilize in the rest of the week. 

Chinese molybdenum prices show good signs as molybdenum mines stopping production to undergo repair tightens the supply of raw materials. ChinaTungsten Online assessed ferromolybdenum price rises to RMB 131,000.00/ton from RMB 130,000.00/ton; molybdenum concentrate stands at RMB 1,820.00/ton from RMB 1,800.00/ton and molybdenum oxide at RMB1,940.00/ton from RMB1,920.00/ton.

The research team led by Professor Sun Jian and professor Wang Huitian of Nanjing University has developed machine-learning to accelerate crystal structure search and predicted a superhard tungsten nitride which is the hardest transition metal nitride so far. Related papers and cover articles were published in Science Bulletin, No. 13 of 2018.