U-2020 unyaka ongavamile. Ngenxa yokwehla kokukhula komnotho emhlabeni jikelele kanye nokuvela kwenhlekelele ye-coronavirus yomhlaba wonke, ama-oda asekhaya nawangaphandle wezimboni ze-carbide ezinosimende kanye nezimboni ezikhethekile zensimbi ehlile, futhi imboni ye-tungsten yaseChina ibhekene nengcindezi ephansi. 

    Eminyakeni embalwa ezayo, imakethe ye-tungsten yomhlaba wonke kulindeleke ukuthi ithuthuke ngokushesha, ezuza kakhulu ekusetshenzisweni kwemikhiqizo ye-tungsten ezimbonini eziningi, njengezimoto, i-aerospace, izimayini, ukuvikela izwe, ukucutshungulwa kwensimbi nokunye. Kulinganiselwa ukuthi isabelo semakethe ye-tungsten emhlabeni wonke sizodlula ama-dollar ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-8.5 ngo-2025. 

    Imboni ye-elekthronikhi ingenye yezinkambu ezibalulekile zokufaka isicelo ukukhuthaza ukwanda kwemakethe ye-tungsten. Imboni ye-elekthronikhi yomhlaba wonke izozuza ukukhula okukhulu eminyakeni embalwa ezayo. Kulinganiselwa ukuthi imakethe ye-tungsten esetshenziswa emkhakheni wokusetshenziswa kwamatheminali kagesi kanye nogesi izofinyelela izinga lokukhula elihlanganisiwe lonyaka lika-8% ngo-2025. Izingxenye zezimoto zidlala indima ebalulekile ekwandiseni isabelo semakethe ye-tungsten yomhlaba wonke. Kubikezelwa ukuthi izinga lokukhula elihlanganisiwe lonyaka lemakethe ye-tungsten kulo mkhakha lizodlula u-8% ngo-2025. Enye indawo enkulu yokugcina isicelo ekhuthaza ukuthuthukiswa kwemakethe ye-tungsten yomhlaba wonke i-aerospace. Kubikezelwa ukuthi izinga lokukhula laminyaka yonke lemakethe ye-tungsten emkhakheni we-aerospace lizodlula u-7% ngo-2025.

   Ukuthuthukiswa okunamandla kwemboni yokukhiqiza izindiza eJalimane, e-United States, eFrance nakwezinye izifunda ezithuthukile kulindeleke ukuthi kukhuthaze ukukhula kwesidingo semboni ye-tungsten. I-China ihlela ukutshala ama-yuan ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-3.4 kulo nyaka ukuze kwakhiwe amaphrojekthi engqalasizinda amasha angaphezu kuka-10000. Le miklamo igxile ekwakhiweni kwesiteshi esingu-5g, ujantshi wesitimela ohamba ngesivinini esiphezulu kanye nezokuthutha zasemadolobheni, inqwaba yokushaja izimoto zamandla kanye neminye imikhakha. Ukuqaliswa okulandelanayo kwale miklamo emisha kuzokhuthaza kakhulu ukusimama kwemboni ye-tungsten yaseChina.