Chinese exporters for ammonium paratungstate (APT) quickly raised their offers over the past week, in line with a strengthened domestic market, sources told Fastmarkets.
Fastmarkets’ weekly price assessment for tungsten APT 88.5%WO3 min, fob main ports China, was $335-347 per metric tonne unit (mtu) on Wednesday February 16, up by $5-12 per mtu from $330-335 per mtu the previous week.
Deals were concluded within the assessed range and sources expected the APT export market would stay firm.
Sources told Fastmarkets that for APT buyers abroad, those who had the hand-to-mouth demand for the material would accept whatever the offer price is; however, those who were not in urgent...
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