The Archive · 1941

U.S. Running Short Of Tungsten

Washington, June 13.

The Office of Production Management yesterday asked high-speed tool and steel customers to specify use of molybdenum instead of tungsten in their orders because supplies of tungsten from the Orient were dwindling, 3 Mr. Edward R, Stettinius, raw materials director of the O.P.M., said the Government would concentrate on obtaining supplies this year of 15,000 short tons compared to a possible increase in tungsten consumption up to 20,000 tons.

"The supply figure, of course, will be affected if imports from China are cut off."—United Press,

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