How Tungsten Impacts the Electronics Supply Chain

April 28, 2022
We talk to Lewis Black, the CEO of Almonty Industries, about the global impact of continued microchip shortages and what this means for mobile electronics and other industries.

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Disruptive events such as the latest wave of COVID-19 infections in China is significantly impacting the electronics supply chain, as manufacturers struggle to get their hands on the raw materials, like the tungsten used in power-management circuits and other microchips. These challenges directly influence the supply of finished consumer electronics products.

We talk to Lewis Black, the CEO of Almonty Industries, an international raw materials development company that mines tungsten, about the global impact of continued microchip shortages and what this means not just for mobile electronics, but all other industries needing this important material.

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