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TUNGSTEN RAW MATERIALS
Buffalo Tungsten purchases various raw materials for conversion into tungsten intermediates at our affiliate company Wolfram Bergbau und Hütten (Wolfram). Wolfram chemically treats tungsten ores and concentrates and tungsten scrap, breaking them down into solution. They refine them and recrystallize them into ammonium paratungstate (APT). From the APT they primarily produce two of the most common intermediate tungsten products - yellow tungsten oxide (YTO) and blue tungsten oxide (BTO).
It is Buffalo Tungsten's official policy not to use any raw materials from the Democratic Republic of Congo, or the surrounding region, that could be considered ‘conflict minerals’ as listed in title XV, section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
Common raw materials purchased by Buffalo Tungsten include
- Tungsten Concentrates
- Sodium Tungstate
- Tungsten Hard Scrap
- Tungsten Carbide Hard Scrap
Tungsten Concentrates
Buffalo Tungsten purchases tungsten concentrates. We source from areas all around the world.
Sodium Tungstate
Buffalo Tungsten purchases sodium tungstate. This material requires less processing than other raw material streams.
Tungsten Hard Scrap
Buffalo Tungsten purchases pure tungsten hard scrap. We crush it to sell as granulated tungsten and can also recycle it into tungsten intermediates.
Tungsten Carbide Hard Scrap
Buffalo Tungsten purchases tungsten carbide hard scrap. We crush it to sell as crushed tungsten carbide in various mesh sizes. We can also recycle it into tungsten intermediates.