
In April 2025, the Chinese tungsten market exhibited an overall upward trend, with the increase in tungsten ore prices effectively transmitted to intermediate smelting products, which in turn led to a collective price hike in downstream hard alloy products. According to Chinatungsten Online, tungsten ore prices surged by over 6% during the month. The primary drivers of the tungsten market’s rise stem from the supply side: (1) The decline in ore grades and the normalization of environmental production restrictions have…