A team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory recently developed thermal batteries that emits light like a tungsten wire, effectively storing wind and solar energy. The technology achieves a nearly 30 percent jump in the efficiency of thermophotovoltaic (TPV), a semiconductor structure that converts photons from a heat source into electricity, just as solar cells convert sunlight into electricity.

Plans to reopen the Hemerdon tungsten mine of Tungsten West PLC near Plymouth are on hold due to rising costs and the current market price of tungsten. The Hemerdon mine was taken over by Tungsten West in 2019. In March, the company said it plans to restart operations in early 2023 and employ about 300 people.

German auto parts supplier Schaeffler Group has signed its first European rare earth deal to secure supplies of rare earth magnets from Europe for its electric vehicle (EV) parts business, Reuters reports.

Energy Fuels has conducted three commercial shipments of uranium, vanadium, and rare earth elements (REEs) through its White Mesa, Utah, facility for commercial-scale partial rare earth separation in the United States.

Molybdenum (Mo) plays an important role in human health, as this essential mineral is involved in processing proteins and genetic material, and helps the body break down toxic substances. Mo is found in the soil and we usually get enough of it through plants and meats in our diet, the richest sources of which include legumes, grains, and organ meats.

Copper Mark is deepening its collaboration with the International Molybdenum Association (IMOA), the International Zinc Association (IZA), and the Nickel Institute (NI) to promote responsible production practices by making its assurance framework available to molybdenum (Mo), nickel (Ni), and zinc (Zn) producers.

Analysis of latest tungsten market from Chinatungsten Online

China’s domestic tungsten price continues to remain weak adjustment on April 21, 2022 because COVID-19 still has negative impact on the demand side despite of firm costs under global inflation and rising commodity prices. 

Analysis of latest tungsten market from Chinatungsten Online

The ferro tungsten and tungsten carbide powder prices in the Chinese market turn from stabilization to weakness on April 20, 2022 with the impact of many instabilities in the world. 

China’s terbium oxide, praseodymium oxide and neodymium oxide prices keep rising on April 21, 2022. Under the influence of a slight increase in the enthusiasm of downstream users and the decline in the long-term selling price of rare earth raw materials in the early stage, suppliers have generally increased their awareness of price-preserving profitability, but the actual transaction is still lower than expected.

China’s molybdenum rod and molybdenum oxide prices remained unchanged on April 21, 2022. Under the circumstance that the spot stock of molybdenum raw materials is relative tight and the market demand is weak, there is no obvious change in the mentality of traders, that is, the suppliers make rational shipments and the purchasers consume rationally.