Europe is working to secure its supply of tungsten, a critical raw material vital for defense, aerospace, electronics, and heavy industry. With China controlling more than 80 percent of global extraction and processing, European manufacturing sectors face notable supply chain vulnerabilities. To reduce this dependency, initiatives are underway to expand domestic mining projects within Europe, boost recycling capabilities, and establish diversified international partnerships under broader critical mineral security strategies.
- Tungsten is essential for manufacturing industrial cutting tools, defense technologies, aerospace components, and electronics due to its high melting point and density.
- China currently dominates global production, extracting and refining over 80 percent of the world’s tungsten supply.
- Heavy reliance on imports poses strategic and economic risks for European industries in the event of supply disruptions or trade restrictions.
- European efforts to bolster supply include developing domestic mining sites in countries such as Spain, Portugal, and the United Kingdom.
- Enhancing secondary recycling of tungsten scrap is being prioritized to provide a sustainable, closed-loop alternative source.
- Initiatives align with the European Union’s Critical Raw Materials Act, which aims to increase domestic processing and diversify external import sources.
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Do not buy Chinese tungsten ingots. Let them keep them. Let them fail to sell them so they can't make a profit. They’ll be left with no choice but to mix the tungsten into rifle bullets.
north korea has plenty of tungsten hahahahaha
I miss the incandescent light bulb
There's a tungsten mine re-opening in Devon UK soon, one of the largest deposits in the world. Check out Tungsten West (TUN).
Easy. The "privatization" of Africa and South America will solve it. We need the data center for surveillance and weapons for endless wars.
Restrictions have been implemented by China in response to Western tariffs, tech bans, and military posturing…
The U.S. simply needs to require that goods entering the country declare the proportion of contribution from various nations to their production.
– Israel withdraws troops from Gaza while Hamas surrenders weapons in a certain area, after which United Nations troops or troops from independent Arab states move in to take over that area (simultaneous action is necessary due to a lack of trust between the parties).
– The same applies to Lebanon; in any given area, when the Lebanese government forces disarm Hesbola, Israel withdraws from that area.(parallel actions)
Germany should develop and produce its own rare earth elements and oil; its best supplier is Germany (DW). DW loves to talk about decoupling, so why doesn't it produce them itself?😊
only spain and china has the iron ore for tungsten production.
Have they tried increasing their dependence on China? Maybe they didn't, but they sure love creating their own police stations overseas, whether that country asked for them or not.
Europe is pretty well of for Tungsten. Poland for example also contributes to this, as do others.
I want to trade with China. I'm fine competing with them. I don't mind putting in the work. I love China food. I do not want EU battleships in China sea.
This channel will never run out of video content because Europe relies on China for so many things.
If you want tungsten export from China then buy gold in China 😁
Because it's gold plated tungsten…
Sucks having to outsource your military 🪖
The fact that this company is also keeping its methods secret is why China has such a stranglehold.
They want to keep everything secret so no one can process it.
The way to hurt China's monopoly, is to publish all the ways to recycle tungsten and other rare earths, make it all public, then China loses their control over the information.
European tungsten has been exported to Israel…..
Without rare earth, war mongers can't make weapons for wars. It's better to stop tungsten exports for a peaceful world. It's insane the world actually uses high grade tungsten for wars.
想要稀土和钨那就自己开矿自己精炼，想要镓等稀散元素那就自己建立全套的电解铝工业，你们的主人美国人已经告诉你们全球化已经结束了，那么以后高纯度的稀有金属价格就是以前的10倍起步上不封顶，不要想着占别的国家便宜，自己去干吧。
такое уже было …. при Гитлере …. тогда по всей Германии собирали редкие металлы и любые металлы ….. которые шли на бронебойные снаряды, на броню Тигров и Пантер. а потом в эти танки просадили немцев и сказали что" с ними бог", и рассказали про недочеловеков.
Вольфрам в основном применяется в бронебойных сердечниках подкалиберных снарядов и в броне танков ….. угадайте для чего им столько вольфрама, и кого они посадят в эти танки ….. даю подсказку не Британцев и США … БРИТАНИЯ ВЫШЛА ЗАРАНИЕ перед тем, как всё это устроить
Just build a mine they say. Few places on earth offer rock with sufficient concentration of tungsten.
The highest grade I know is in Australia, on an island, mostly under the ocean, and at depth.
got addicted to the chinese tit…