Global Tungsten Production Exceeds 80,000 Tons in 2024

global tungsten production in 2024

According to China Tungsten Online, data from the United States Geological Survey show that by the end of 2024, global tungsten reserves were about 4.6 million tons, up about 4.55% year-on-year; among them, China had the highest tungsten reserves, at 2.4 million tons, accounting for 52.17% of the world's total reserves, up about 4% from the end of 2023. Vietnam's tungsten reserves increased most significantly, increasing by nearly 90% to 140,000 tons.

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【Know Tungsten】Purple Tungsten Oxide

The chemical formula of purple tungsten oxide is WO2.72. It is named for its dark purple powder appearance. Its crystal form is rod-shaped or needle-shaped, and the particle distribution is relatively loose. It is mainly used to prepare ultrafine tungsten powder and ultrafine tungsten carbide powder.

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【Know Tungsten】Recycled Tungsten Carbide Powder

Regenerated tungsten carbide powder refers to the raw material used to re-produce alloys after further processing of materials that have been ball-milled or produced into alloys but are unqualified. The performance of recycled tungsten carbide powder is much worse than that of original tungsten carbide powder, and it can generally only be used to prepare low-grade alloy products.

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【Know Tungsten】High Purity Ammonium Paratungstate

High-purity ammonium paratungstate is abbreviated as APT. It is the raw material for preparing high-purity tungsten oxide and high-purity tungsten powder. It can be prepared by thermal dissociation and ammonia dissolution. Under high temperature conditions, ammonium paratungstate decomposes to obtain a hydrous tungsten oxide compound that is easily soluble in ammonia water, which is dissolved in ammonia water to obtain an ammonium tungstate solution. After filtering out the insoluble matter, the solution is evaporated and crystallized to obtain high-purity ammonium paratungstate.

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【Know Tungsten】Blue Tungsten Oxide

The chemical formula of blue tungsten oxide is WO2.9, and its appearance is dark blue powder.

Blue tungsten oxide can be used to produce tungsten powder, and then to produce tungsten products such as cemented carbide, pure tungsten and tungsten alloy products.

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