Why Your Carbide Suppliers Are Announcing Price Adjustments
Writer： admin Time：2025-12-09 13:54:26
To our valued procurement and technical partners,
As we approach the end of 2025, the carbide industry is experiencing unprecedented market dynamics. We are writing to provide a transparent update on the current situation, grounded in the latest market data, and to reaffirm our commitment to our partnership.
The Current Market Landscape: Data-Driven Insights
Recent reports highlight a significant surge in tungsten prices. As of December 11, 2025, key indicators show the intensity of the market:
| Products | Specification/ WO3 Content | PRICE |
|---|
| Ferro Tungsten | ≥70% | 71831.00 USD/Tone |
| Ammonium Paratungstate | ≥88.5% | 912.40 USD/MTU |
| Tungsten Powder | ≥99.7% | 130.80 USD/KG |
| Tungsten Carbide Powder | ≥99.7% | 126.50 USD/KG |
| 1# Tungsten Bar | ≥99.95% | 132.50 USD/KG |
| Tungsten Wire for Diamond Wire Saws | 26-35um | 3.00 USD/KM |
What This Means: This isn't minor volatility. Compared to lows seen in March 2025, prices for core materials like APT and tungsten powder have increased by over 150%. The market is driven by a tight supply of tungsten ore resources and significant capital flows, creating a highly uncertain environment where questions about the price peak, a potential turning point, and end-user acceptance remain unanswered.
The Driving Forces: A "Perfect Storm" of Costs
Dual Pressure from Raw Materials
Tungsten: Prices are rising rigidly due to tightened control of domestic mining quotas and increasing extraction costs of high-quality resources.
Cobalt: International prices have surged following export controls from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the world's largest supplier, which has constrained about 40% of global supply.
Shift in Demand Structure
High-growth industries like photovoltaics (tungsten wire for diamond saws), aerospace, and defense are creating intense competition for tungsten and cobalt resources, significantly diverting supply from traditional carbide manufacturers.
Our Unchanged Commitment: Delivering Value, Not Just Products
In this climate of "market heat," our strategy remains focused on creating long-term value for your operations. We are intensifying efforts in two key areas:
Internal Efficiency Maximization: We are relentlessly pursuing advanced process optimization and lean manufacturing to improve yield and material utilization, absorbing as much cost pressure as possible internally.
Collaborative Solution Development: We proactively invite you to closer technical dialogue. Our engineering team is ready to work with you to optimize component design, explore alternative material grades, or adjust parameters to achieve the optimal total cost of ownership for your specific applications.
Moving Forward Together
The current market asks difficult questions of everyone in the value chain. While we cannot control global commodity trends, we can control our response: deepening collaboration, fostering transparency, and engineering shared solutions.
We remain dedicated to being your strategic partner in manufacturing resilience. Let's continue the conversation on how we can navigate this period effectively together.
Sincerely,
Your Trusted Partner,
HAO Carbide Co., Ltd.
