At the beginning of the week, China’s domestic molybdenum market showed relatively positive trends, mainly reflected in various molybdenum product prices experiencing different degrees of increase, along with increased actual trading volume. 

Analysis of latest tungsten market from Chinatungsten Online

China’s tungsten powder and tungsten bar prices keep stable as the market continues to be caught in wait-and-see atmosphere with limited transactions concluded. 

This week, Chinese rare earth price exhibited a generally stable-to-weak trend. This was primarily reflected in varying degrees of decline in the prices of light and heavy rare earth raw materials, as well as a slow growth in actual orders. In the short term, many traders adopted a cautious wait-and-see approach.

This week, Chinese molybdenum price initially saw a significant decline, followed by stabilization, and was influenced by various uncertainties. Traders held somewhat differing attitudes, particularly as molybdenum raw material prices showed signs of rebounding towards the end of the week, while molybdenum chemical product prices remained sluggish.

Analysis of latest tungsten market from Chinatungsten Online

The ferro tungsten and tungsten carbide powder prices in the Chinese market continue to remain stable on October 18, 2023 due to lukewarm sentiment of market participants. 

Analysis of latest tungsten market from Chinatungsten Online

China’s ammonium paratungstate (APT) and tungsten powder prices are unchanged from the previous trading day as there is no significant development on the demand side, combined with an uncertain global environment. 

The domestic Chinese rare earth market continues to display a situation where there is value but limited trading activity on October 18, 2023. 

Chinese molybdenum market continues to show an overall downward trend on October 18, 2023, mainly due to strong price pressure from steel companies and the continuous decline in international molybdenum prices. 

Analysis of latest tungsten market from Chinatungsten Online

At the beginning of the week, China tungsten price continued to be weak with a lack of proactive buying and selling sentiment in the market. 

Analysis of latest tungsten market from Chinatungsten Online

China tungsten price remained weak adjustment in the week ended on Friday, October 13, 2023. There are several factors contributing to this trend as following: