Lianyou Metals Co., Ltd. · Taiwan
Who
Lianyou Metals Co., Ltd.
Lianyou Metals Co., Ltd. (Taiwan)
What
tungsten — recycle, sodium tungstate, refine
Capacity Nameplate capacity
~3,000 t/yr recycling (design 5,000 t/yr)
Actual output
Gated — subscribe to see actual output
Who they sell to
Gated — subscribe to see offtake agreements
Notes
Taiwan's first/only tungsten recycler; world's largest reprocessed sodium tungstate maker; reduces cemented carbide to sodium tungstate, calcium tungstate, tungsten carbide, cobalt carbonate; investing NT$1bn+ to extend downstream to APT/oxide/powder. The Fangliao plant reduces recovered cemented carbide to sodium tungstate and cobalt products, and the TWSE deck records 2,539 t of tungsten salt exports in 2024 with APT and tungsten powder lines planned for 2027. The ~3,000 t/yr capacity with 5,000 t/yr design limit is press-reported, not company-disclosed.