The Project
ATW is building an integrated tungsten supply chain on U.S. soil — from refined chemistry through finished components — to serve defense, aerospace, energy, electronics, and medical customers, with AI-driven process control throughout.
Our Mission
Upgrade the domestic tungsten supply chain for America and our allies — leveraging local resources and disruptive AI technologies to secure a sustainable, resilient source of this critical mineral.
ATW launches powder manufacturing first by leveraging an industry partner's existing assets, then backward-integrates to refining — standing up the first U.S. tungsten refining capacity in decades and manufacturing value-added parts for strategic industries.
Why Now
Pricing has reached historical highs on demand, constrained supply, and geopolitical risk. North American refining and powder capacity appears to be at full capacity and concentrated among a handful of producers — some foreign-owned. Investing now can secure long-term supply, stabilize pricing, and build national resilience.
A Phased Build-Out
Secure site and engineering; relocate partner equipment; start domestic tungsten powder production.
Stand up chemical processing — the heart of the project — on the path to domestic refining.
Stand up parts-manufacturing cells; secure defense, aerospace, energy, and medical customers.
Backward-integrate to refining — concentrate to APT and oxides — at commercial scale.
The Process
A simplified view of the path ATW is building — each stage a point where domestic capability has been missing, with a dedicated lab and AI tools controlling quality and yield across the chain.
Tungsten concentrate sourced and delivered via port and rail as refinery feedstock.
Controlled chemical processing of concentrate into APT and tungsten oxides.
Reduction to domestic tungsten metal powder at controlled grain size.
Value-added components for defense, aerospace, energy, and medical use.
Lab / R&D and AI tools driving quality and yield across every stage.
Get In Touch
For partnership, offtake, investment, and supply inquiries, reach the American Tungsten Works team.