Recently, China's CSNS facility in Dongguan has been put into use, which is not only a major step forward by Chinese scientists, but also a major event in the international scientific community. Among them, the important component of the facility "neutron target station" uses tungsten materials.

Analysis of latest tungsten market from Chinatungsten Online: Tungsten prices in China maintain stability earlier this week due to the uncertain supply-demand side and capital flows at the end of this month. Traders now are reluctant to trade and transaction prices are hard to be raised this week.

The latest price of neodymium oxide declines slightly while cerium oxide and europium oxide maintain stability. The listing prices of Southern Rare Earth edge lower earlier this week, raising manufacturers’ worry. 

Chinese molybdenum price remains weak adjustment because steel bidding plans for ferro molybdenum are unclear and the market faces pressure. The latest price of molybdenum concentrate and molybdenum oxide falls slightly.

The latest price of terbium oxide, dysprosium oxide and praseodymium neodymium oxide declines slightly because sellers are reluctant to sell and downstream customers remain low buying interest. 

Chinese molybdenum price is in a downward trend earlier this week. The latest price of molybdenum powder and molybdenum concentrate maintains stability and ferro molybdenum price declines slightly.

Analysis of latest tungsten market from Chinatungsten Online: Chinese tungsten market is quiet with fewer transactions and stable market prices opening this week. Smelting factories in China’s major tungsten production hub will resume work very soon and insiders hold different views on the tungsten market outlook. 

Analysis of latest tungsten market from Chinatungsten Online: Affected by the environmental protection policy, sodium tungstate price has been in an upward trend recently. Enterprises in Jiangsu province, China stop production and will not resume work in the short term. The tight supply would continue to push spot price higher. 96% sodium tungstate price stands at $20.645-20,968/t at present.  

Analysis of latest tungsten market from Chinatungsten Online: Chinese tungsten price continues be deadlocked this week amid the price of tungsten oxide, tungsten powder and tungsten bar has been remained unchanged recently. 

Chinese rare earth price is in an upward trend as a result of the environmental protection inspection reducing production. Contradiction between supply and demand tends to ease. And the rise in listing prices of Southern Rare Earth earlier this week boosts market confidence. But psychological agreed prices between buyers and sellers are different, so the current market quotation stabilizes.