TUNGSTEN IN USA, OCTOBER 2011
Total U.S. net production of intermediate tungsten products, including metal powder and tungsten carbide powder, was 4% lower during January through October 2011 than net production during the same period in 2010. Total U.S. reported consumption of ferrotungsten, tungsten metal powder, tungsten carbide powder, tungsten scrap, and other tungsten materials during January through October 2011 was 13% higher than consumption during the same period in 2010. These materials were used to make alloys, cemented carbides, mill products, and other products, such as catalysts and pigments.
Data for U.S. imports and exports of tungsten for January through September 2011 and full year 2010 totals by material are published in this issue.
Prices
Selected prices from Metal Bulletin for October 2011 are listed below. U.S. ammonium paratungstate prices in dollars per
metric ton unit were converted from short-ton-unit prices and rounded to the nearest dollar. Prices for tungsten ore concentrates represent combined prices for wolframite and scheelite concentrates with a minimum tungsten trioxide (WO3) content of 65%. Concentrate prices in dollars per short ton unit were converted from metric-ton-unit prices and rounded to the nearest dollar.
Ammonium paratungstate, U.S. free market:
Low—$463/metric ton unit WO3 ($420/short ton unit WO3)
High—$491/metric ton unit WO3 ($445/short ton unit WO3)
Concentrates:
Low—$140/metric ton unit WO3 ($127/short ton unit WO3)
High—$160/metric ton unit WO3 ($145/short ton unit WO3)
Hanns CEO/Chinatungten.com
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