Tungsten is the most widely used refractory metal with up to 3410℃ melting point. It also has good electrical and thermal conductivity under the conditions of low thermal expansion, low vapor pressure and high temperature, so tungsten is widely used to make filaments of various incandescent lamps and tungsten halogen lamps and electrodes of gas discharge lamps.

Analysis of latest tungsten market from Chinatungsten Online

China’s ferro tungsten and tungsten carbide powder prices continue to remain stable on September 8, 2022 as trading activity is low with the approaching of Mid-Autumn Festival. 

China rare earth price declined at the beginning of the week and then increased near the weekend. At the beginning of the week, due to the lack of downstream demand and the slow growth of the global economy, the price focus of many rare earth products moved down slightly; affected by the rising awareness of profit, the prices of mainstream products stopped falling and rebounded.

China molybdenum price moved up slightly in the week end on Friday, September 09, 2022 mainly due to the tight spot supply of molybdenum raw materials and the rise in prices and quantity of steel tenders. 

Analysis of latest tungsten market from Chinatungsten Online

China’s ammonium paratungstate (APT) and tungsten powder prices are unchanged from the previous trading day. Although some state-owned enterprises raised their new offers, insiders are still worried about the demand. 

Analysis of latest tungsten market from Chinatungsten Online

The new guide prices for the first half of September from tungsten enterprises and association were mixed, indicating cautious sentiment of most market participants. 

Rare earth market quotation in China: praseodymium oxide, neodymium oxide and praseodymium neodymium oxide prices edge lower on September 8, 2022 mainly affected by the lower-than-expected demand. 

Molybdenum market quotation in China: sodium molybdate, ammonium molybdate and ammonium heptamolvbdate prices edge higher on September 7, 2022. Under the relative tight supply, steel companies are willing to tender ferro molybdenum, and price and quantity are positive, which boosts market confidence to some extent. 

What Is JEOL’s EB Tungsten Filament？

Evaporation source materials used for vapor deposition require excellent electrical conductivity, high melting point and low vapor pressure. 

Analysis of latest tungsten market from Chinatungsten Online

At the beginning of the week, China tungsten price remained weak adjustment as most market participants took a watchful stance and spot trading activity was low.