Researchers at Trinity College Dublin have shed new light on the rare earth formation mechanism. The use of rare earths in green energy and smart tech industries is in increasing demand worldwide. Their discovery has important economic significance because there are no substitute alternatives for rare earth elements (REE), which are indispensable due to their ability to form small and very powerful magnets essential for the generation of smart devices and low-carbon energy.

China Molybdenum Co., Ltd (CMOC), the world's second-largest cobalt producer and one of the largest tungsten producers, announced that it will bring its Geneva-based trading arm, IXM to join the Better Mining Program together. The plan mainly targets the upstream assurance and impact of artisanal and small-scale mining of unknown origin, and is receiving public support from more and more companies.

The UK launches new rare earth element (REE) supply chain plan to seize China's energy separation manufacturing market. Europe faces the dilemma of highly dependent on rare-earth magnets in China, but Pensana, a REE company listed in London, announced a new supply plan to help establish an independent and sustainable green energy supply chain, and it also races with Australian Lynas.

MAHLE, an automotive and engine parts manufacturer has launched a new kind of magnet-free electric motor that does not require rare earth elements (REEs), and it is more environmentally compatible in the production process, as well as brings advantages in terms of costs and resource security.

The International Energy Agency (IEA) said that countries around the world are actively promoting green energy policies. Supplies of critical minerals such as lithium and rare earth which are essential for key clean energy technologies like electric vehicles and wind turbines need to pick up sharply over the coming decades to meet the global climate goals, creating potential energy security hazards that governments must act now to address.

Tungsten components manufacture use Electron Beam Melting (abbreviation EBM) is an additive manufacturing method. Electrons accelerated under vacuum selectively melt metal powder andproduce a 3D component in an additive way layer by layer. The big advantage of this method consists in the energy source used the electron beam. It is used to pre-heat the metal powder and the carrier plate prior to melting, as a result of which deformation and inherent stress are reduced. It is possible to process materials that easily break at room temperature and can be deformed at high temperature. However, the materials used electrically conductive. The process is not suited for non-conductive ceramic materials as EBM is based on the principle of electric charging.

A new study published in Nature Communications by scientists from Pennsylvania State University in the US reveals the newly fabricated ultra-thin two-dimensional material transistor-tungsten molybdenum sulfide, which would largely improve the performance of future chips.

Australia Lynas Rare Earth Company is actively developing its supply chain territory, and the Southeast Asian country Malaysia is its key development goal. However, much Malaysian media have recently exposed that Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison tried to interfere in internal affairs due to rare earth element (REE) issues and proposed to former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad to abandon the licensing conditions imposed on Lynas.

China aims for achieving a carbon peak by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060. The realization of this goal would largely increase the demand for rare earth functional materials, especially rare earth magnets.

Analysis of latest tungsten market from Chinatungsten Online

With the end of environmental checks early in this month, China’s ammonium paratungstate (APT) and tungsten concentrate prices continue to stabilize as the market remains lukewarm.