The China Chamber of Commerce for Import & Export of Metals, Minerals & Chemicals convened an expanded third council meeting of the fourth term of its Tungsten and Tungsten Products Branch.

　　On the morning of May 15, 2013, the China National Nonferrous Metals Industry Association for Import & Export held an expanded third council meeting of its Tungsten and Tungsten Products Branch in Ningbo, Zhejiang. Qiao Kaichun, Manager of our company’s Business Department II, attended the meeting on behalf of the company.

　　The meeting was chaired by Gao Bo, General Manager of the Tungsten Division at China Minmetals Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd., the chair unit of the sub‑association. A total of 17 representatives from 16 member enterprises attended. Vice President Liu Yinan addressed the gathering, and Deputy Director Xiong Hua of the Foreign Trade Department of the Ministry of Commerce was invited to attend and deliver remarks.

　　Vice President Liu Yinan analyzed the domestic and international macroeconomic landscape, with a particular focus on recent trends in commodity prices, thereby providing valuable guidance for export‑related decision‑making by nonferrous metal enterprises.

　　Xiong Hua, Deputy Director of the Foreign Trade Department of the Ministry of Commerce, outlined the response to the WTO dispute concerning export restrictions on rare earths, tungsten, and molybdenum, provided an estimated timeline for the proceedings, and briefed on the reforms to the export management measures for tungsten and tungsten products.

　　The chair unit of the branch, China Minmetals Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd., presented an overview of the performance of the tungsten and tungsten‑product industry since last year, conducted an analysis and outlook on future market trends, and put forward recommendations for addressing the WTO dispute case.

　　Each participating enterprise, drawing on its own business operations, put forward a series of opinions and recommendations that will benefit the industry’s development.