Nano Tungsten Diselenide Will be Used to Develop Flexible Electronic Devices

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Recently, a team of materials scientists at the University of Connecticut has stretched nano tungsten selenide to improve its performance by special methods. This research will prove that nano tungsten selenide can be used in flexible electronic devices and optical sensors.

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Dark Trions in Tungsten Diselenide Could Revolutionize Information

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Dark trions in an ultraclean single-layer tungsten diselenide (WSe2) semiconductor could increase the capacity and alter the form of information transmission, a feat that has been developed by a research team led by physicists at the University of California, Riverside.

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Ferro Tungsten Prices in China Stabilize Due to Low Trading Activity of Traders

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Analysis of latest tungsten market from Chinatungsten Online

The ferro tungsten and tungsten ammonium paratungstate(APT) prices in China are unchanged from the previous trading day mainly because of deadlocked supply and demand, and low trading activity in the market. 

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Cerium Oxide Price - Jul. 17, 2019

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Rare earth market quotation in China: the latest prices of praseodymium oxide, neodymium oxide drop slightly while cerium oxide price remains unchanged. At the beginning of this week, the listing prices in the South Rare Earth has been slightly weakened, which fits the current mentality of the spot market.

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Molybdenum Concentrate Prices - Jul. 17, 2019

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Chinese molybdenum market remained stable with the support of firm prices of molybdenum concentrate and active inquiry for ferro molybdenum. Sellers now have strong rised mentality while downstream still is cautious. As a result, transactions are hardly concluded at high prices. 

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Molybdenum Production Remains Static

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Global molybdenum production remained unchanged in the first quarter of 2019 compared with the same period last year, while global use fell 7%, according to data released July 10 by the International Molybdenum Association (IMOA). Global production was 137.9 million pounds in the first quarter, down 12% from the previous quarter.

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China remains the largest producer of molybdenum, with production of 51.5 million pounds. That's up 11% from the same quarter in 2018, but down 13% from the previous quarter. South America is the second largest producer, producing 43.3 million pounds, down 10% from the same period in 2018 and 15% from the previous quarter. North American production increased 1 percent to 33.4 million pounds from a year earlier, although it was down 9% from the previous quarter. Production in other countries held steady at 9.7 million pounds compared with the previous quarter, although it was down 4% from the same period last year.

Global usage fell 7% to 136.6 million pounds from the same period last year, and 1% from the previous quarter. China is still the biggest user at £44.5m, although it was down 18% on the same period last year and down 6% in the previous quarter. Europe was the second largest user at 37.3 million pounds, up 2% from the same period last year and 5% from the previous quarter. Japan used 13.7 million pounds, down 2% from the same period last year but up 1% from the previous quarter. Usage in the United States fell 9% to 13.5 million pounds from the same period last year and was down 10% from the previous quarter. Compared with the same period last year, CIS countries saw the largest increase in usage, with 9% to 5.6 million pounds, up 7% from the previous quarter. Other countries used 21.9 million pounds. That was down 1% from a year earlier, but up 2% from the previous quarter.

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June China Rare Earth Exports Rise, Stopped Two Month of Declines

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From May to June, China’s rare earth exports rose by 9%, According to customs data on last Friday. Amid Sino-US trade disputes, a two-month decline has raised concerns about supplies from the world's largest producer of materials.

According to the data from general administration of customs. 3,966 tons of products containing 17 chemical elements, from high-tech consumer electronics to military equipment, were exported last month.

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Figure of June was down 27.3% from a revised figure of 5455 tons for June last year. That was still up from 3640 in May, which was down sharply from April. Exports down 11.3% year-on-year by totaled 23232 tons, for the first half of 2019, the data showed.

China's rare earth exports have fluctuated sharply, recently reaching 5,421 tons in December and as low as 2,886 tons in February.

China has raised the prospect of restricting rare earth exports to the United States in retaliation for U.S. tariffs imposed in the tit-for-tat trade war, but has not publicly announced any restrictions.

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China Economic Slowdown Would Hamper Global Tungsten Market

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Due to the recent economic slowdown in China, the global tungsten market may be hindered because China has the largest market share in tungsten mining. The use of tungsten is expected to decline in lighting applications due to the introduction of fluorescent lamps and LED bulbs that replace incandescent bulbs.

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Ultra-thick and medium tungsten powders are used for wear and mold parts, road construction tenders. Fine tungsten carbide powder is used for inserts and cutting tools. It is expected that the global tungsten market will grow at a compound annual growth rate with a considerable number of units in the future. The global tungsten market has its consumption in the areas of steel alloys, rolled steel products, cemented carbides and chemicals. China is a major supplier of tungsten and has the largest market share in the global tungsten market in terms of consumption and supply.

The global tungsten market is divided into seven regions, namely North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa. The Asia-Pacific region dominates the global tungsten market, and China remains the world's leader in the supply and consumption of tungsten because of its vast reserves and the government's support for the industry. India will maintain modest growth in the global tungsten market as manufacturing expands. North America will contribute to the growing global tungsten market as construction spending in the region increases. Growth in the durable goods industry in Latin America will result in above-average growth in the global tungsten market. Europe's expanding automotive industry has made it a valuable market for the global tungsten market. The Middle East and Africa are in the early stages of the tungsten market, but is having a bright future.

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Pentagon Evaluates Rare Earth for Sino-US Trade War

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The Pentagon is urgently assessing US rare earth capacity to ensure a stable supply in a trade conflict with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in the Sino-US trade war, according to a government document obtained by Reuters.

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Jiangxi Tungsten Concentrate Production Affected by Heavy Rains

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According to CCTV news reports, since July 12, Jiangxi has been suffering from continuous rainfall, resulting in floods in seven districts and cities and 30 counties. Heavy rainfall has hit many parts of Jiangxi province, as one of the main tungsten concentrate producer in China. Productions of tungsten concentrate in Jiangxi have reduced by about 20pct. Jiangxi tungsten’s concentrate costs have raised and supply is expected to be tighter next two months.

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