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The procurement-decision view of /minerals/tungsten. Six panels: supplier concentration, jurisdictional sourcing split, recent policy actions affecting supply, modal next 12-month policy moves by bloc, procurement-channel pointers, and price-reference sources. Optimised for the strategic-materials director deciding contract structure (lock vs float) and inventory level (buffer vs not) under policy uncertainty.
| # | Country | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CNChina | 90.0% | |
| 2 | ATAustria | 4.0% | |
| 3 | USUnited States | 2.0% | |
| 4 | DEGermany | 2.0% | |
| 5 | VNVietnam | 1.0% |
Curated alternative refiners (non-China share)
Full filterable table: /minerals/tungsten → suppliers
Refined-output share grouped by procurement-access bucket. “Western-OEM accessible” = EU + NA + JP/KR/AU/TW. China and sanctioned origins (RU/IR/KP/BY/MM) require licensing or carve-outs.
If China were disrupted, remaining listed producers (% of non-CN listed capacity — not a sanctions filter; sanctioned origins below are not a viable Western-buyer substitute regardless of share):
For each bloc that has filed on this material historically: most-common action type and median lag between consecutive filings. Use as a heuristic ceiling on when the next escalation is likely — not a forecast. Substitute with the explicit retaliation-callout when that component lands.
| Bloc | Filings | Modal type | Median lag | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 4 | Export control | 134d | 2026-05-20 |
| United States | 8 | Industrial policy | 28d | 2026-08-06 |
| European Union | 3 | Industrial policy | 224d | 2025-03-25 |
| Japan | 1 | Export control | — | 2024-04-05 |
| Other | 28 | Industrial policy | 43d | 2026-07-15 |
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