The second quarter was a standout for NKO Machines: sales climbed 28% versus the same three months a year earlier. For us, that number is proof that a long-term bet on innovation and technology development is paying off.

The global tungsten market keeps getting harder to predict. Geopolitics, export controls and rising industrial demand all feed sharp price swings, and that has turned tungsten into one of the most strategic raw materials in modern manufacturing (source: Fastmarkets).