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Molybdenum Market Update – May 9, 2025 8

Molybdenum market update on May 9, 2025 In the first week after the May Day holiday, the domestic molybdenum market in China continued its positive trend from before the holiday, driven by strong price-holding sentiment from molybdenum mining companies and increased inquiry and procurement activity from downstream users. However, due to recent continuous price increases and a gradual weakening of supportive factors, buyers’ concerns about high prices have intensified slightly, leading to a narrower price rise compared to the pre-holiday…

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Rare Earth market Update – May 9, 2025 10

Rare earth market update on May 9, 2025 In the first week following the May Day holiday, the domestic rare earth market in China performed relatively well, with rising prices for numerous products, increased market trading activity, and higher transaction volumes. Positive factors include: first, the implementation of China’s export controls on medium and heavy rare earths has led to a contraction in overseas rare earth supply, driving up international prices and creating a favorable spillover effect that has boosted…

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Tungsten Prices Surge Unstoppably – May 9, 2025 9

Analysis of Latest Tungsten Market from Chinatungsten Online This week, the tungsten market continued to rise, with tungsten raw material prices increasing by over 2%, driven by tight supply, cost pressures, and confidence bolstered by upward adjustments in long-term contracts by tungsten enterprises. However, demand has shown no significant improvement, with rising raw material prices and global economic uncertainties intensifying buyer caution. (I) Current Prices of Major Tungsten Products 65% Wolframite Concentrate: RMB 154,000/ton, limited supply, bullish sentiment, low trading…

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[Know Tungsten] What Is CuCrZr Electrode? 19

Chromium zirconium copper (CuCrZr) electrodes combine excellent conductivity, high hardness, and heat resistance, ensuring stable performance under high-temperature and heavy-load conditions. They are widely used in resistance welding, EDM, mold making, aerospace, and automotive industries. Compared to regular copper electrodes, CuCrZr electrode offers greater wear resistance and longer service life. Custom sizes and specifications are available to meet diverse precision manufacturing needs.

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[Know Tungsten] Tungsten-copper Rods Are Ideal for Welding Electrodes 8

Tungsten-copper rods are composite materials combining tungsten’s high melting point and strength with copper’s excellent thermal and electrical conductivity. They offer high-temperature resistance, wear resistance, and stable electrical performance, making them ideal for electrodes, high-voltage discharge tubes, EDM, welding electrodes, aerospace, and military electronics. The tungsten-copper ratio can be adjusted to optimize properties, with custom sizes available for various advanced manufacturing needs.

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[Know Molybdenum] What Are Mo-Cu Heat Sinks? 8

Mo-Cu heat sinks are advanced thermal management materials combining molybdenum’s strength and stability with copper’s excellent thermal conductivity. They offer a low thermal expansion coefficient and are widely used in high-power semiconductors, microwave modules, and aerospace electronics. Mo-Cu heat sinks effectively lower chip temperatures and enhance device reliability. Through powder metallurgy, the Mo-Cu ratio can be adjusted to meet specific thermal requirements, with custom sizes and shapes available for various applications.

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[Know Molybdenum] Molybdenum Crucible 8

The molybdenum crucible, made from high-purity molybdenum, is a durable container designed for high-temperature and vacuum smelting, as well as crystal growth. With its high melting point, excellent corrosion resistance, and strong mechanical properties, it performs reliably in extreme environments. It is ideal for processing high-purity metals, rare earths, and special alloys. Thanks to its low vapor pressure and good thermal conductivity, it is widely used in semiconductor, optoelectronic, and aerospace material production. Various shapes and sizes, including round-bottom, conical,…

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Molybdenum Market Update – May 8, 2025 16

Molybdenum market update on May 8, 2025 The domestic molybdenum market in China maintains a relatively positive outlook, with high shipment initiative from molybdenum mining companies and concentrated ferromolybdenum tendering by steel companies driving stable product prices and decent market trading activity. Today, prices for molybdenum concentrate, ferromolybdenum, and molybdenum powder are approximately 3,500 yuan/ton-degree, 229,000 yuan/ton, and 418 yuan/kg, respectively. From the supply side: first, with stable weather conditions and favorable raw material prices, molybdenum mining companies are maintaining…

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Rare Earth market Update – May 8, 2025 22

Rare earth market update on May 8, 2025 The domestic rare earth prices remain locally stable with slight increases in some areas, with praseodymium-neodymium metal prices rising by approximately 3,000 yuan/ton, terbium oxide by about 90 yuan/kg, and dysprosium oxide by around 20,000 yuan/ton. This is primarily due to a post-May Day holiday uptick in inquiry and procurement activity from some downstream users, as well as rising overseas rare earth prices, which have bolstered confidence in the domestic market to…

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Tungsten Prices Stay Strong – May 8, 2025 23

Analysis of Latest Tungsten Market from Chinatungsten Online Tungsten prices continued to rise strongly, supported by factors including the tight fundamentals of tungsten ore supply and the sharp increase in quotations by industry institutions and leading tungsten companies that attracted much attention at the beginning of the month, which further boosted market confidence. In addition, the frequent price increase letters from cemented carbide companies since March not only reflected the pressure of rising raw material costs to be transmitted to…

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