Second battery cell production project is under way Representatives from nine EU countries decide on work program in BMWi Nine European states decided on the work program for a second European battery network on September 4th in Berlin. At a European workshop on September 4th on battery cell production in the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi), representatives of governments and around 30 companies met [...]
Chilean mining company Mantos Copper receives $ 250 million. Chilean private copper producer Mantos Copper has received $ 250 million to finance the expansion of the sulphide concentrator at its Mantos Blancos operation, which will extend the mine's life through 2035 and reduce costs. This includes a loan of US $ 150 million [...]
Process for the production of high-purity aluminum alcoholates SUBSTANCE: The process includes the pretreatment of aluminum compacts, followed by their dissolution in lower alcohols and the purification of the aluminum alcoholates obtained. The pretreatment is carried out by heat treatment until stable emissions are formed in the metal matrix which are incoherent with the primary solid solution. The invention relates to the production of organoaluminum compounds [...]
Process for the electrolytic production of pure aluminum SUBSTANCE: The process involves the use of anodes containing two-phase metallic copper-based and iron-based alloys, which also contain small amounts of nickel, consisting of an iron-rich reactive phase and a copper-rich solid inert phase, which are 30 to 77 Wt .-% copper, 23 to 65 wt .-% iron and 15 wt .-% nickel [...]
Fraunhofer ISE sets two efficiency records for monolithic triple solar cells based on silicon Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE have succeeded in further increasing the efficiency of monolithic triple solar cells made from III-V semiconductors and silicon. Thanks to the combination of several absorber materials, these multi-junction solar cells use the solar spectrum significantly better than conventional silicon solar cells. The world record for a [...]
Ucore Talks with U.S. Senators About Rare Earths Ucore Rare Earth Inc. announces it has met Senators Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska and Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska on separate visits to Ketchikan, Alaska, to make Ucore's pledge as a secure domestic source of supply for rare earths essential to US defense, manufacturing, and industrial needs [...]
Berlin drives mining in the deep sea A global competition is running between the high-tech nations for access to metals and rare earths. Because Germany itself has no significant mineral resources, the federal government has projects in the Indian Ocean examined - to the horror of environmentalists. In the race for valuable metals, the federal government is planning to break completely new ground: [...]
Strategic Metals Prices in September 2019 Goods Quality USD / KG September 2019 USD / Kg August 2019 Change to the previous month USD / month Pricing Antimony Ingot 99,6500 5,29 5,66 -6,59 02.09.19/55,0000/3,95 Antimony Ore 4,28 7,79 02.09.19 -99,5000 1,12 Antimony Oxide 1,12 0,82 02.09.19 -99,0000 1,16 Arsenic Metal 1,20 2,85 02.09.19 -99,0000 811,20 Beryllium 835,00 2,85 02.09.19 -XNUMX XNUMX/XNUMX/XNUMX Bismuth [...]
Rare earth prices September 2019 Prices for the rare earth oxides Prices for the rare earth metals Rare earth oxides Specification Price in USD / Kg September 2019 Price in USD / Kg August 2019 Change from previous month in% Price setting Cerium Oxide 99.9% min price in US $ / Kg 1,73 1,78 -2,85 2.9.19 Dysprosium Oxide 99.5% min Price in US $ / Kg [...]
The so-called “Forced Technology Transfer” does not exist in China. It is a rumor made up by US politicians that the Chinese government has forced foreign companies to transfer technology. It cannot be denied that mutual learning can be found in the development of technologies around the world, especially if we look back on 30 years [...]