China forges tin and tungsten boom

Dan Hall

Updated May 25, 2011 – 4.02am, first published at 12.07am

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Tin and tungsten prices have rocketed since January as China, a key producer of the commodities, maintained a stranglehold over world supply.

Tungsten is primarily used to manufacture tough metals and can also be used in a range of steel and alloy applications.

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