Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:5713)(SMM), has reached a settlement with the Korean company Nexfil in the lawsuit SMM brought about at the Seoul Central District Court on March 5, 2018 on the grounds that some of Nexfil’s products infringe patent rights relating to Infrared-shielding body1 which belong to SMM.

Porsche Design unveiled its first in-house movement, Caliber Werk 01.200, in 2017, installing it as the engine of the limited-edition Chronograph 911 Turbo S Exclusive Series. At Baselworld 2018, the manufacturer launched the first watch in its 1919 Chronotimer collection to be outfitted with the movement, the 1919 Chronotimer Flyback Brown & Leather.

Analysis of latest tungsten market from ChinaTungsten Online

Chinese tungsten prices register stable performance with good momentum for growth this week. On the one hand, smelting factories are will to raise offer levels with supports from tight supply and high production costs; on the other hand, downstream enterprises are reluctant to purchase lots of raw materials under poor environment at home and abroad. 

Rare earth market quotation in China: domestic rare earth price continues to keep stability in the week to Saturday September 29. Supply and demand in Chinese market are both weak and transactions are hardly concluded. The whole operating rate of factories is at a relatively low level. Market participants will remain cautious mentality around the National Day holiday.

In September, Chinese molybdenum prices were stable on the whole. In the early stage, raw material market showed good momentum due to environmental protection and factories’ production disruption to undergo repair. But customers entered the market slowly. So the whole market maintained stability.

Wolfmet 3D is the commercialization of 3D Printing methods developed at M & I Metals to 3D print tungsten. The company is a service bureau that makes tungsten 3D printed components for industry. Tungsten is not completely new to 3D printing.

Analysis of latest tungsten market from ChinaTungsten Online

Chinese tungsten market continues to be caught in heavy wait-and-see atmosphere in the week to September 28. Companies in raw material market have strong rised mentality while terminal customers enter the market slowly. Traders outside China tend to be negative.

Rare earth market quotation in China: domestic rare earth price still maintains stability as production is limited under the high pressure of environment protection. Low-price goods are hardly got in the market while terminal demand does not improve. Thin trading volumes are limiting price changes. 

Molybdenum prices in Chinese market keep stable on the whole. Ferro molybdenum market faces pressure on lowered prices of steel biddings, but with the support of high raw material prices, traders hold good expectation for the market outlook.

Analysis of latest tungsten market from ChinaTungsten Online

In the tungsten concentrate market, miners tended to keep their offer levels as they maintain low inventories under the environmental protection policy. Downstream factories do not active in trading and thus transactions remain at a relative low level. Tungsten concentrate prices are unchanged on Thursday.