Analysis of latest tungsten market from Chinatungsten Online

The ammonium paratungstate (APT) and tungsten bar prices in the Chinese market remain weak adjustment on July 5, 2023 because market sentiment becomes further negative with the decline in Xiamen Tungsten’s APT bid price. 

Analysis of latest tungsten market from Chinatungsten Online

The tungsten powder and tungsten carbide powder prices in the Chinese market are under pressure affected by the negative sentiment of traders, especially large tungsten enterprises.

China rare earth price has shown a continuous decline on July 5, 2023. 

Molybdenum market quotation in China: the sodium molybdate, ammonium molybdate and ammonium heptamolvbdate prices remain unchanged on July 5, 2023. 

According to the "Export Control Law of the People's Republic of China", "Foreign Trade Law of the People's Republic of China" and "Customs Law of the People's Republic of China" relevant provisions, in order to safeguard national security and interests, approved by the State Council, decided to implement export control on gallium and germanium related items. 

On July 4, 2023, the Ministry of Commerce and the General Administration of Customs jointly issued a notice to implement export control on gallium and germanium related items. Among the germanium-related items whose exports are restricted are: germanium metal, zoned germanium ingots, zinc germanium phosphate, germanium epitaxial growth substrates, germanium dioxide and germanium tetrachloride.

According to China Tungsten Online, on July 4, 2023, the Ministry of Commerce and the General Administration of Customs issued an announcement on the export control of gallium and germanium related items. According to the announcement, there are 8 gallium related items, namely gallium metal (monomer), gallium nitride, gallium oxide, gallium phosphide, gallium arsenide, indium gallium arsenic, gallium selenide and gallium antimonide; 6 germanium related items, namely germanium metal, zoned germanium ingot, zinc phosphor germanium, germanium epitaxial growth substrate, germanium dioxide and germanium tetrachloride; the export control will be effective on August 1.

Analysis of latest tungsten market from Chinatungsten Online

At the beginning of the week, China tungsten price continued to be stable affected by the low trading activity of market participants. 

The reason why tungsten needles can be used in microscopes is that they have some special properties and characteristics that make them suitable for various applications in microscopes. Here are some reasons: 

Tungsten needles are made from the material with high melting, high density, good corrosion resistance and electrical conductivity. They can be used for several applications in microscopy. Specifically, the following are common applications: