APT prices stabilise as Chinese export controls tighten global supply

Ammonium paratungstate (APT) prices have stabilised at roughly $292 per metric tonne unit after a +8.4% move year to date, as China — the dominant tungsten producer — tightens export licensing on tungsten products. Buyers outside China are increasingly turning to alternative supply, and ALTAN continues to secure Central Asian feedstock to underpin firm offers into Q3.