Tungsten2 Nov 2025 08:22
If you are not paying attention to tungsten market you should, this is why SML is critical for the UK government. Critical for AI revolution aswell.
“China’s Export Control on Tungsten… 90% Price Hike Shock in Semiconductor Gas WF6
As the Chinese government tightens export controls on strategic minerals, soaring tungsten prices have driven suppliers of tungsten hexafluoride (WF6) to implement massive price increases for semiconductor manufacturers. This marks an expansion of China’s “resource weaponization” strategy—previously targeting rare earth elements—to tungsten. The semiconductor industry now faces rising production cost pressures.
According to industry sources on the 23rd, major WF6 manufacturers such as SK Specialty, Foosung, and Kanto Denka have recently informed semiconductor manufacturers including Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, DB HiTek, and MagnaChip that supply prices must increase by 70–90% starting next year. An industry insider said, “Tungsten prices have doubled in just five months, significantly increasing raw material costs,”