Both the European spot and Chinese export ammonium paratungstate (APT) markets saw a greater number of inquiries over the past week amid persistent worries about possible supply disruptions in China resulting from ongoing environmental inspections in the country's Jiangxi province - a major production hub for APT.
Concerns over disruptions at APT smelters in Jiangxi province continued More inquiries were seen in the European spot and Chinese export markets for APTEuropean ferro-tungsten prices boosted by robust APT market despite sluggish spot demandMetal Bulletin assessed the fob China APT price at $326-330 per metric tonne unit (mtu) on Wednesday May 2, up 1.2% from $320-328 per mtu in the prior week."We sold around 150 tonnes of APT at $326 and $329 [per mtu] over the past week, and there are several inquiries we now cannot feed as we do not have the spot cargoes," one major Chinese tungsten...