Operating against persistently low tungsten prices, Almonty has continued to grow its business and has raised two-thirds of the capex required, as debt, for its flagship South Korean Sangdong project, with the remainder likely via equity-linked instruments. We consider development of Sangdong as key to the company managing its gearing levels and the current low tungsten price environment. Aside from growing its production capabilities, Almonty plans to take over Vietnamese ferro-tungsten producer ATC Alloys, thereby diversifying into downstream processing.