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China’s Tungsten Demand to Grow Eight Percent this Year

Leia — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:56:52 +0000

China is taking measures to make sure they will be able to supply their domestic tungsten demand; but these measures have a few countries calling foul play.

China’s Monopoly Favours Tungsten Rebound

Leia — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 01:16:46 +0000

China’s tungsten market monopoly is often blamed for the metal’s volatility, but in the case of a post-recession rebound, the monopoly appears to be a good thing.

China Tightens Grip on Tungsten Market

Leia — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 22:45:32 +0000

China has had a long standing monopoly on the tungsten market, and has taken some questionable moves to maintain their domination of the market.

Stagnant tungsten market dips prices

Melissa — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:01:50 +0000

The ferro-tungsten market has been stagnant in recent weeks, with only a handful of transactions taking place. Last Friday, in China, inactivity translated into a dip in prices. Ferro-tungsten fell to $25.90 a kilogram, down from the recent rate of $28.00 per kilogram.

For tungsten miners, it’s exploration as usual

Melissa — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 08:13:38 +0000

The tungsten market has been quiet for ’09. Ferro-tungsten prices have been slowly creeping up due to short supply, so it is exploration as usual for the tungsten business. Tungsten exploration outside of China is critical, as the country has a monopoly on the metal used for military and aeronautical equipment.

Supply cutbacks influence tungsten market

Melissa — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 05:38:19 +0000

Chinese ferrotungsten export prices have been creeping up since the conclusion of the spring festival in January. Low prices in the fourth quarter of 2008 pushed many key tungsten producers to stop operations. The same miners have announced, that despite the current trend, they do not plan to resume mining and production in short term.