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Tungsten (W)

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Atomic number
74
Period · group
6 · 6
Block
d-block

Who trades tungsten

$1.6 bn of tungsten products crossed borders in 2024: scrap $520 m · refined metal $414 m · ores and concentrates $273 m · chemicals $209 m · intermediates $135 m.

Largest exporters

  1. 1China$338 m22%
  2. 2Germany$225 m15%
  3. 3United States of America$108 m7%
  4. 4Austria$61 m4%
  5. 5Taiwan$49 m3%
  6. 6Japan$46 m3%
  7. 7Spain$42 m3%
  8. 8United Kingdom$41 m3%

Largest importers

  1. 1United States of America$281 m18%
  2. 2China$206 m13%
  3. 3Germany$196 m13%
  4. 4Austria$158 m10%
  5. 5Japan$112 m7%
  6. 6South Korea$68 m4%
  7. 7Vietnam$53 m3%
  8. 8Taiwan$49 m3%

Trade values in current US dollars (ores, concentrates, intermediates, chemicals and refined metal), not prices. Source: CEPII BACI (HS22), Etalab Open Licence 2.0 — details.