Many businesses wait and see APT, tungsten carbide Buyer caution

Currently paratungstate (APT) factory shipments in general, manufacturers are required by the financial constraints affecting cash transactions, the market traded around low levels, the mainstream market quotations for 21.8-22.2 yuan / ton, but the actual transaction basically in the 200,000 yuan / ton the following, and many of the 218,000 yuan / ton.
It is understood that some previous shutdowns APT manufacturer has now gradually resume production, but demand is low, prices upside down, many manufacturers are still temporarily outside offer, APT many businesses see attitude.
Our analysis that the continuing strength of tungsten carbide inserts raw material market, making the APT and other smelters pressure surge, sad day, mainly because of upstream raw materials firm makes high production costs, but the downstream end demand has continued to slump, do not sell on price, subject to the downstream flank, on the demand did not improve when the APT price is hard to a big breakthrough.
Despite the large price increases alloy alloy enterprises, small and medium enterprises alloy prices stabilize, but the downstream consumer business cautious replenishment, demand remained weak, making the raw material of tungsten carbide (WC) manufacturers offer a basic steady, according to research to understand the 325-330 yuan / kg, sold more in the 328 yuan / kg.