Analysis of latest tungsten market from Chinatungsten Online

This week, the overall tungsten price showed a stable upward trend, mainly manifested in the tight supply and high price of tungsten ore, and the passive price increase of smelters and alloy enterprises due to cost-driven. 

Molybdenum market update on April 18, 2025

The domestic molybdenum market in China exhibits a rebound from an oversold state, with prices of molybdenum concentrate and molybdenum oxide rising by approximately 10 yuan/ton-degree, and ferromolybdenum prices recovering to the 210,000 yuan/ton threshold.

Recently, researchers have prepared a printable flexible triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) based on two-dimensional tungsten disulfide (WS₂), which is used for efficiently harvesting the ubiquitous mechanical energy in the environment and thus helps to explore greener and cleaner energy resources.

Researchers from Fuzhou University have made a breakthrough in the field of photocatalysis. They innovatively adopted the method of doping molybdenum (Mo) into the lattice of tungsten trioxide (WO₃), which significantly improved the photocatalytic performance of tungsten trioxide.

Recently, information from the official website of the Jiangxi Provincial Development and Reform Commission shows that in March 2025, among the 65 kinds of essential living goods for residents included in the monitoring list, the average prices of 13 items increased, 47 items decreased, and 5 items remained unchanged on a month-on-month basis. Among industrial production materials, the price of steel decreased, the price of tungsten concentrate decreased, the price of rare earths increased slightly, and the overall price of sand and gravel decreased slightly.

Analysis of latest tungsten market from Chinatungsten Online

The price of tungsten raw materials has been stable and rising, driven by the tight supply and price of tungsten ore resources. 

Molybdenum market update on April 17, 2025

The domestic molybdenum market in China showed a generally lackluster performance. With limited inquiries from downstream users and persistent price suppression sentiment, the trading atmosphere remained subdued. However, strengthened support from production costs has slightly increased suppliers’ reluctance to sell and their confidence in maintaining firm prices.

Molybdenum market update on April 16, 2025

The domestic molybdenum market as a whole continues to operate in a weak manner, mainly manifested in the continuous decline of the prices of mainstream molybdenum products, the low enthusiasm of both suppliers and demanders to enter the market for operations, and the small actual trading volume.

Analysis of latest tungsten market from Chinatungsten Online 

The tungsten market remains in a stalemate, primarily influenced by rising raw material prices and insufficient acceptance from the consumption side. The supply-demand contradiction is still prominent, with limited trading activity. Industry players are focusing on the recovery pace of downstream manufacturing, global supply chain stability, and policy regulation impacts.

In today's deeply interconnected global supply chain, the escalating China-US trade friction is having a profound impact on the critical minerals sector. China, which holds the world's largest tungsten reserves (52.17% of the global total) and production (81.48% of the global total), is facing unprecedented policy and market challenges in its tungsten industry.