Tungsten prices strengthen on tight supply, rare earth stocks lead the rally, minor metal sector surges, China Northern Rare Earth hits two consecutive daily limits [SMM News]

Published: Jul 11, 2025 14:36

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Affected by the tight supply of tungsten prices, multiple tungsten enterprises have raised their long-term contract quotes for the first half of July. Since entering July, the prices of products related to the tungsten industry chain have generally been on the rise. Bao Gang United Steel and China Northern Rare Earth announced an increase in the associated transaction price of rare earth concentrate for Q3 2025. This marks the fourth consecutive quarter of QoQ price increases for rare earth concentrate since Q4 2024. The rise in rare earth prices, coupled with the positive performance outlook for China Northern Rare Earth, which is expected to see a significant increase in earnings, and the market's generally optimistic expectations for future rare earth demand, have driven strong performance in rare earth stocks. These factors have fueled a surge in the minor metal sector. As of 13:37 on July 11, the minor metal sector rose by 4.59%. Among individual stocks, China Northern Rare Earth continued to hit the daily limit, as did Huayang New Materials and Shenghe Resources. Zhongke Magnetic Industry rose by over 15%, while Earth-Panda, China Rare Earth, JL MAG Rare-Earth, Zhenghai Magnetic Material, Yunnan Germanium Industry, Xiamen Tungsten, and China Tungsten High-Tech were among the top gainers.

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