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(Is Zirconium Carbide ZrC a Ceramic?) Following the progress in Russia-Ukraine peace talks, the gold price fell more than 1% the next day, hitting its lowest in a month, and palladium prices…

(The Most Heat-resistant Material in the World) Oil futures tumbled more than $5 a barrel on news that the Biden administration is considering releasing about 1 million barrels a day from the…

(Is Niobium Carbide NbC Hard?) Recently, the world’s largest investment management corporation, BlackRock, in a market research report said that currently, they prefer U.S. and Japanese equities to European equities because of…

(What is Boron Nitride Used For?) The European Union is seeking to boost energy cooperation with African countries to help wean them off dependence on Russian gas imports. Bloomberg said, recently, according…

(Triethanolamine Used As Concrete Early Strength Agent) Chile's government is considering phasing in a proposed ban on glacial mining to limit projects high in the Andes by some big copper companies. Chile's…

(Molybdenum Disulfide MoS2 For Lubrication) The African Development Bank will finance $25 billion by 2025 to support Africa's fight against climate change, the bank's president said at the bank's annual meeting in…

(Study On Early Strength Effect of Lithium Carbonate On Mortar) The European Union recently approved sweeping new sanctions against Russia, including bans on imports of coal, timber, chemicals, and other early strength…

(Lubrication of Molybdenum Disulfide MoS2) OPEC+, an oil producers' alliance led by Saudi Arabia and Russia, stuck to its original plan to increase output by just 432,000 b/d in June, continuing to…

(How is Foamed Concrete Used in Construction?) The World Bank expects global economic growth to slow significantly, from 5.5% in 2021 to 4.1% in 2022 and further to 3.2% in 2023. Growth…

(How to know expandable graphite?) From April the French government will reduce fuel taxes slightly to ease the burden on consumers.  Warned of possible energy shortages in France by the end of…

(What are Nitrides?) The Biden administration plans to ease sanctions on Venezuelan oil to allow more of the country's crude to reach Europe.   The U.S. will allow European companies still operating in…

(How to know natural graphite?) Recently, the EU proclaimed new sanctions on Russia, including coal, timber, rubber, cement, and fertilizer, as well as high-end seafood natural graphite. What is natural graphite used…