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[SMM Tungsten Daily Review: Weakening Long-Term Contract Support in Tungsten Market, Industry Chain Continued to Fluctuate Downward] SMM April 21: China's spot tungsten market continued to fluctuate downward today. Major mines primarily fulfilled long-term contracts, while spot orders were hard to come by. Prices of tungsten smelting products, tungsten powder, and recycled materials were generally under pressure. Market pessimism spread further. Profit-taking accumulated from earlier high prices continued to be released, compounded by shrinking industry orders in downstream cemented carbide and cutting tool sectors. End-user procurement nearly came to a standstill. The market remained in a state of unrelenting upstream selling pressure and declining downstream buying volumes, with the overall trading sentiment staying sluggish.

En mars 2026, les exportations chinoises de produits en magnésium ont atteint 50 200 tonnes, en hausse de 55 % en glissement mensuel et de 21 % en glissement annuel, atteignant un pic récent d'exportation. Parmi celles-ci, les exportations de lingots de magnésium se sont élevées à 30 200 tonnes, en hausse de 68,12 % en glissement mensuel ; les exportations de poudre de magnésium ont atteint 6 966 tonnes, en hausse de 33,3 % en glissement mensuel ; et les exportations d'alliages de magnésium se sont établies à 10 700 tonnes, en hausse de 43,35 % en glissement mensuel.