[Ferro-Alloys.com]Prices of main tungsten raw material start to fell under the reduction of stocks of traders. The reasons for the decline, on the surface, are due to the relatively stability in guide prices from Tungsten Associations and large enterprises; su...

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Improved demand and higher prices have been a welcome change for tungsten market participants outside China this year, but when it comes to price moves and price floors, China still holds the cards.

[ferro-alloys.com] Long-order price of APT signed by Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd. for the third time this month dropped.

[Ferro-Alloys.com] Chinese APT was quoted at RMB80,000/mt. Raw materials W concentrates transacted at RMB48,000-49,000/mt, as the stock volume was huge.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Chinese APT was offered at RMB100,000-101,000/mt, but participants still lacked confidence in the market.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Chinese APT transacted at RMB97,000-98,000/mt, compared with current W concentrates cost of RMB63,000-64,000/mt, APT supplier’s price hanged upside down.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Overseas APT transaction price dropped to USD195-200/mtu. Dragged down its cost, domestic W concentrates price was as low as RMB104,000/mt.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]In June, 2015, China exported 203mt APT, down 21.6% Y-o-Y(259mt) and 17.4% M-o-M(246mt).