China Tungsten Prices Stabilize on Deadlocked Supply and Demand

Analysis of latest tungsten market from Chinatungsten Online

Tungsten prices in China have been maintained stability since March due to continued deadlocked supply and demand. With the end of Two Sessions, the operating rate of mines increases, but the weakness in the demand side weakens market confidence. The whole market prices are expected to keep stable. 

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Dysprosium Oxide Price - Mar. 22, 2019

Rare earth market quotation in China: domestic rare earth price continued to show different trend in the week to Friday March 22. For dysprosium and terbium market, sellers were reluctant to sell their products at low prices and kept raising their offer levels owing to the tight supply. But for praseodymium and neodymium products, purchasers remained weak buying appetite and market transactions were hardly concluded. The market was in a stalemate. 

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Molybdenum Concentrate Price - Mar. 22, 2019

China molybdenum prices rose slightly in the week to Friday March 22. For the molybdenum concentrate market, the supply of molybdenum ores remained tight, raising sellers’ rised mentality. But with the influence of decline in prices of steel tenders and international molybdenum prices, market participants entered the market with care. In the short term, market supply is expected to increase as more and more factories start to production again. 

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Tungsten Concentrate Market in China Supported by Tight Supply

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Tungsten concentrates tightness and a new round of inspections in China’s Jiangxi province lent support to the raw material markets in China. But considering the weakness in the demand side, tungsten market is caught in wait-and-see atmosphere. 

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Dysprosium Oxide Price - Mar. 21, 2019

Rare earth market quotation in China: dysprosium oxide price rises slightly while europium oxide and praseodymium neodymium metal remains stable. It was reported that the technology for heavy-earth mining is difficult to break through in the short term. In addition, the environmental protection inspection is stricter. So dysprosium oxide manufacturers have strong rised mentality and prices tend to rise. 

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Molybdenum Concentrate Price - Mar. 21, 2019

Molybdenum market quotation in China: the latest prices of ferro molybdenum, molybdenum concentrate and molybdenum oxide edge higher compared with last trading day. Molybdenum concentrate and chemical product markets are supported by the supply and cost sides, and thus sellers are reluctant to sell. Ferro molybdenum market is under pressure as steel tenders are quiet. In the short term, the market trends to stabilize. 

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Tungsten Powder Prices in China Stabilize Supported by Concentrate Tightness

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The ammonium paratungstate (APT) and tungsten powder prices in China keep stable under high prices and tight supply in the raw material market but weak demand in the terminal side. Most traders take a watchful stance as the market outlook remains unclear after the end of China’s Two Sessions. 

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Terbium Oxide Price - Mar. 20, 2019

Rare earth market quotation in China: prices of terbium oxide and dysprosium oxide rise slightly while neodymium oxide price remains unchanged from the previous trading day. Affected by environmental protection inspection and reduced imported raw materials, dysprosium and terbium manufacturers have strong rised mentality. It was reported that the total amount of first batch of mining in 2019 decline by 18 percent, which eases the pressure of tight supply. In the short term, the move in the demand side is the focus of the market. 

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China Molybdenum Prices - Mar. 20, 2019

China molybdenum prices continue to be unchanged under different expectations for price trend, cautious sentiment of buyers and sellers and costs supporting product prices. For molybdenum concentrate market, sellers still are reluctant to sell and inquiry is active due to the availability of spot goods; ferro molybdenum market is caught in wait-and-see atmosphere on unclear demand of the terminal market. 

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China Tungsten Market Continues Its Stability in March

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China tungsten market continues its stability in the week began on Monday March 18, with rare transactions concluded and limited new increased orders. Due to the supply of raw materials keep tight, sellers are reluctant to sell at low prices and sales face great pressure. 

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Praseodymium Oxide Price - Mar. 19, 2019

Rare earth market quotation in China: the imports of dysprosium products from Myanmar decrease largely, the technology for rare earth mining faces challenges and China’s environmental protection policy is stricter. Given that, prices of praseodymium oxide, neodymium oxide and praseodymium neodymium oxide edge higher. The prices of terbium oxide, dysprosium oxide and DyFe decline slightly due to deadlocked supply and demand. 

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Molybdenum Powder Price - Mar. 19, 2019

Molybdenum market quotation in China: the latest prices of molybdenum powder, molybdenum oxide and molybdenum bar are unchanged from the last trading day due to continued quiet market trading. The tightening availability of molybdenum ores and high production costs stabilize market sentiment and trading activity increases. But limited by the weakness in the demand side, insiders still take a watchful stance. This week, traders will wait for the next moves in steel tenders and new offer levels of mainstream mines.

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Tungsten Concentrate Price Was Unchanged Amid Continued Tightness

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The tungsten concentrate and ammonium paratungstate (APT) prices in China remained unchanged last week despite of consumer restocking and continued tightness in concentrates in China while prompt availability for material in Europe has tightened.

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Rare Earth Prices - Mar. 18, 2019

Rare earth market quotation in China: domestic rare earth prices show differences in the week began on Monday March 18. Prices of dysprosium and terbium products continue to rise as the total amount of domestic rare earth mining is under control and the import from abroad is expected to be banned. Prices of praseodymium and neodymium are in the downward trend owing to quiet market trading and low buying appetite of traders. 

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Ferro Molybdenum Price - Mar. 18, 2019

Opening this week, China molybdenum prices maintain stability. Supported by tightening availability of molybdenum concentrate, sellers have good confidence, but low-price resources are rare and high-price products are hardly concluded. Downstream intends to reduce production costs to ease their pressure. The market offers stabilize at present. 

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China Tungsten Market Is Weak Owing to Low Buying Appetite

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A listed tungsten company released its new offer levels for the first half of March: wolframite concentrate (WO3≥55%) was quoted at $15,076.9/t; up $76.9/t from last month; scheelite concentrate (WO3≥55%) was quoted at $14,923.1/t, up $76.9/t; ammonium paratungstate (APT) was quoted at $267.7/mtu; unchanged. 

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Terbium Oxide Prices - Mar. 15, 2019

Rare earth market quotation in China: dysprosium oxide price rose slightly while lanthanum oxide and terbium oxide prices remained unchanged. Pressed by deadlocked supply and demand, praseodymium and neodymium product prices tended to decline while terbium and dysprosium product prices were boosted by tightening availability of imported ores and raised listed prices of large companies. As the whole market has good expects for Chinese environmental protection, but considering the weak demand, rare earth prices may continue to stabilize. 

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Ferro Molybdenum Prices - Mar. 15, 2019

China molybdenum prices were unchanged in the week ended on Friday March 15. Molybdenum concentrate price kept at a relatively high level due to production of mines was under controlled by environmental protection and Two Sessions. The market trading was more active than other markets. 

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Tungsten Concentrate Prices Stabilize on Thin Market Trading

Analysis of latest tungsten market from Chinatungsten Online

China tungsten prices remain stable due to heavy wait-and-see atmosphere in the market. On the one hand, the supply of raw materials is tight but is expected to increase after the end of Two Sessions; on the other hand, with the consumption of stocks in factories, the demand may increase. 

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Rare Earth Price - Mar. 14, 2019

Rare earth market quotation in China: domestic rare earth price maintains stability on Chinese environmental protection policy, deadlocked supply and demand. Prices of dysprosium and terbium products show signs of rise, boosted by the expectation of tight supply of imported ores and raised listed prices of Southern Rare Earth. While praseodymium and neodymium product prices are pressed by weak demand. 

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