Analysis of Latest Tungsten Market from Chinatungsten Online

On Monday, the tungsten market showed signs of stabilizing, with a growing inclination to support prices.

Molybdenum market update on October 16, 2026

This week, China’s molybdenum prices as a whole showed a volatile downward trend. The main reasons include: first, steel tender prices moved lower, ferromolybdenum manufacturers lowered their quotations, causing the selling price of molybdenum concentrate to decline passively; second, the recent continuous decline in overseas molybdenum prices has to some extent intensified the panic sentiment of domestic suppliers.

Analysis of Latest Tungsten Market from Chinatungsten Online

Tungsten prices continued their downward slide this week, driven by panic-induced selling. Caught between a desire to mitigate risk and the expectation of further price drops, buyers have limited their procurement to essential, immediate needs, pushing the overall price floor lower. As the decline intensifies, there is a growing desire across the supply chain to stabilize the market. However, this will require alignment among suppliers and support from the demand side.

Molybdenum market update on October 15, 2026

China’s molybdenum market is overall under pressure and oscillating weakly, where the quotation of molybdenum iron has been adjusted downward by around 1,000 RMB/ton again.

Analysis of Latest Tungsten Market from Chinatungsten Online

Tungsten prices continued to face downward pressure, with bearish sentiment dominating spot trading. The market has yet to form a unified consensus where the bottom lies.

Analysis of Latest Tungsten Market from Chinatungsten Online

The tungsten market continues to search for a bottom amidst a dominant bearish sentiment and low risk appetite among participants.

Molybdenum market update on October 13, 2026

China’s molybdenum prices have edged down slightly, with the prices of ferromolybdenum, sodium molybdate, and ammonium heptamolybdate all dropping by approximately RMB 1,000/ton.

Analysis of Latest Tungsten Market from Chinatungsten Online

China's tungsten market remains in a state of sluggish consolidation, with trading activity continuing to be quiet. Buyers are pressing for lower prices, and some holders are making concessions to recoup capital, leading to some transactions occurring at lower price points.

Analysis of Latest Tungsten Market from Chinatungsten Online

On Monday, China’s tungsten market continued to operate under pressure, with bearish sentiment dominating and localized low-price transactions further eroding market confidence. Prices of major tungsten products have cumulatively declined by more than 65% from their historical highs in March 2026 and have fallen approximately 25% from the levels at the beginning of the year, though they remain around 2.4 times the prices seen at the start of 2025.

Molybdenum market update on October 12, 2026

At the beginning of the week, the overall domestic molybdenum market maintained stable operation. Under the interplay of bullish and bearish factors, the mindsets of buyers and sellers differed slightly, product prices showed no significant fluctuations for the time being, and actual transactions were relatively few.