Tungsten demand
1. Hard metal tool : cutting tool, bit for milling, machine tool material (approximately 70% of total usage)
2. Semiconductor : NAND flash, image sensor, display, etc. (New market growth)
3. Special steel : weapon material, construction, mining mechanical material
4. Tungsten oxides : for manufacturing pigments, fider dyes, catalysts, reagents
Tungsten material supply market
1. Material supply and demand instability is very high : China's monopolistic market accounts for more than 80% of production
2. Markets where international prices are determined by Chinese government control ( simillar to rare earth markets)
Tungsten material demand market
1. IMC group : 25% (Daegu tech parent parent company)
2. SANDVIK : 25% (Swedish enterprise)
3. Total market size : 85,000 tonnes/year (W content)
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