Vital Metals has announced that it has signed a definitive mining agreement with local company Det 'on Cho Nahanni Construction to begin work on the North T section of the Nechalacho project in Canada's Northwest Territories. North T, the first deposit to be mined under the Nechalacho project, made significant progress in the production of rare earth oxides in 2021 and Nahanni Construction will be mobilized to the site by the end of March, the company said. Read More »

At 10:00 a.m. on March 1, 2021, the State Council Information Office held a press conference, at which Xiao Yaqing, Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, answered questions from the media on the draft of the Regulations on the Administration of Rare Earth (Draft for Comment) drafted by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (hereinafter referred to as the "Regulations on the Administration"). In January, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) released a draft regulation on rare earth management.Xiao Yaqing, minister of industry and information technology, said at the press conference that rare earths are strategic resources.The promulgation of this regulation is mainly based on the strategy and market demand for the long-term development of rare earths, as well as the problems existing in China's actual development.The purpose of this regulation is to let the market play a decisive role i Read More »

Magnesium alloy materials and artifacts of chemical deposition process is a complicated process, to improve their corrosion resistance and hardness, in this process, the first full surface pretreatment, and then zinc chemical deposition, and chemical deposition of nickel and phosphorus alloy, finally according to the use of other surface treatment, such as corrosion resistance of electroplating nickel, chromium, etc.The process is as follows: polishing → degreasing → pickling → surface activation → chemical zinc dipping → chemical deposition of nickel, phosphorus → electroplating of nickel or chromium.The specific operating conditions and solution formula are shown in the table. Read More »

After a long cycle of overcapacity, the supply side reform gradually cleared out the backward capacity of electrolytic aluminum in 2017, and the ceiling of the compliance capacity of electrolytic aluminum was determined to be around 44 million tons, while the current operating capacity has been nearly 40 million tons, and the long-term supply growth is limited.In a carbon-neutral context, aluminum, as an important material for lightweight alternatives, has a promising future in the new energy sector, not to mention the fiscal stimulus awaiting the start of the US and the Democratic administration's preference for new energy.From the large cycle point of view, the aluminum market supply and demand match has begun to reverse.For the year, the Federal Reserve stressed that the loose monetary policy will not change in the short term, the Biden administration's $1.9 trillion fiscal stimulus is imminent, the U.S. real estate industry remains prosperous, manufacturing replenishment is still i Read More »

From the point of view of the demand side, the market prospect of polysilicon is good.First, the growth space of the photovoltaic industry is huge.Under the global market environment of low interest rate in 2020, a large number of overseas projects with financing locked in advance will be put into construction this year, and the global demand of photovoltaic industry will be soaring in 2021.Relevant data show that on a global scale, the demand for new installed PV capacity in 2021 will reach 160~170GW, and hence the demand for silicon wafers will reach 192~204GW, and the demand for polycrystalline silicon materials will reach 55.7~ 592,000 tons. Read More »

On February 11, 2021, Strategic Materials Australia (ASM) announced that its pilot plant in South Korea, Ziron Tech, produced NdFeB magnetic powder, which was processed by Korea Rare Metals Corporation (Kiram) and successfully produced two kilograms of pre-sintered permanent magnets. David Woodall, ASM Managing Director, said: "This achievement is due to the incredible collaboration between Ziron Tech and Kiram."This shows that our integrated business model -- being both a miner and a metals producer on the Dubbo project -- is in line with the Korean government's 'green' initiative." Read More »

After pre-treatment, the magnesium alloy materials and workpieces are immersed in a non-electrolytic chemical bath and directly coated with a thin layer of zinc, which is used as the bottom layer for electroplating. However, a layer of copper plating must be touched before electroplating to protect the thin layer of zinc plating, which is only 2.5μm thick. Typical zinc bath solution for pyrophosphate, zinc salt, fluoride salt based aqueous solution, can also use a small amount of acid to adjust the alkalinity of the solution.Pyrophosphate can dissolve oxide film and hydroxide film and form water-soluble Read More »

From the current photovoltaic glass market, by the early photovoltaic glass production capacity replacement policy to press glass expansion, double glass permeability, 166 mm or more large size components to drive the impact of demand, in the first quarter of 2021, photovoltaic glass market in 2020 photovoltaic glass prices at the same time, the overall supply is relatively tight. Read More »

Indium is a minor component in zinc sulfide ores and is produced as a byproduct of zinc refinement. It is most notably used in the semiconductor industry, in low-melting-point metal alloys such as solders, in soft-metal high-vacuum seals, and in the production of transparent conductive coatings of indium tin oxide (ITO) on glass. Indium Oxide Granules- FUNCMATER Indium is considered a technology-critical element. Read More »

Solaris Resources has announced a significant discovery from its Warintza project in Ecuador, the first detailed geophysical survey to reveal a larger porphyry system than previously recognized.The company has increased the number of drilling RIGS from six to 12 in order to accelerate exploration and expand its resource footprint. Copper Chloride Powder- FUNCMATER Main exploration results: SLSW-01, the first borehole in the Waringsassi deposit, is aimed at validation of surface geochemical anomalies and was deployed prior to the completion of geophysical work.798 m of ore was found at 32 m depth with a copper equivalent grade of 0.31% (copper 0.25%, molybdenum 0.02%, gold 0.02%), including 260m thick mineralization with a copper equivalent grade of 0.42% (copper 0.35%, molybdenum 0.01%, gold 0.02%).The discovery marks another significant discovery for the Varinsa project. Read More »

Porous magnesium alloy foam magnesium alloy is also called the sphere open groove foam magnesium alloy holes distributed, in part by a bubble of tank and tank wall small round hole, equivalent to use multiple hollow ball hollow out closely the accumulation of the dense magnesium alloy, formed to allow the electromagnetic waves, sound waves, gas or liquid substances in the magnesium alloy flow through space, therefore, also called metal sponge foam magnesium alloy. Read More »

On December 2, the goddess of the moon and five lander ascenders combination drill down on the moon, sampling and packaging work, including the moon drilling sampling mechanism of key parts, drill pipe and its structure was developed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences institute of metal Ma Zongyi team sic particle reinforced aluminium matrix composite materials, its light weight, high rigidity, high strength and wear resistance, etc, to satisfy the chang 'e no. 5 in sampling requirements of harsh working conditions on the surface of the moon. Aluminum Antimonide Sputtering Target- FUNCMATER Read More »

In 2020, China's aluminum production totaled 57,793,000 tons, up 8.6 percent year on year, according to the statistics bureau.The main aluminum production areas are: Shandong Province, the cumulative output of 11,378,700 tons;Henan's accumulative output is 10.3156 million tons;The cumulative output of Guangdong Province is 5.2832 million tons. In 2020, the total output of alumina was 73.132 million tons, with a year-on-year growth of 0.3%.The main concentration areas of alumina production are: Shandong area accumulative output 2800.78 million tons;The cumulative output of Shanxi was 18.1239 million tons;The output of Henan was 10.1087 million tons;Guangxi region output for 9410,600 tons. Read More »

Indium is a very soft, ductile, malleable, lustrous metallic metal and easily fusible. Indium powder is mainly used in the production of solar cell conductive paste, ITO conductive film, welding materials, low melting point alloys, seals, etc.Through atomization, SAM can produce indium powder with D Read More »

The usage of Antimony lead ingotsLead and antimony are chemical elements that are used for many different applications. Antimony can be used as an alloying metal to increase the hardness and mechanical strength of otherwise soft and malleable lead. This creates a lead antimony alloy, the properties Read More »