Chinese antimony trioxide market sees slightly increased deals

BEIJING (Asian Metal) 20 Apr 23 - Most antimony trioxide consumers are short of stocks and prefer to replenish inventory before the Labour Day holiday, so the market began to see slightly increased deals since late April and producers generally saw a small rise in sales this month compared with last month.Asian Metal Copyright They last purchased 30t of antimony ingot 99.Asian Metal Copyright Current prevailing prices for Chinese antimony trioxide 99.8%min stay firm at RMB72,000-73,000/t (USD10,445-10,590/t) delivered D/A 30 days, up by roughly RMB500/t (USD72.53/t) from late last week.Asian Metal Copyright Market trading slightly increased in April".Asian Metal Copyright Given the still weak end-user demand and considering that suppliers hold offers unmoved due to firm price of raw material, insiders believe that prices for Chinese antimony trioxide 99.Asian Metal Copyright8%min at RMB72,500t USD10,517t delivered DA 30 days and sold about 20t at RMB72,500t USD10,517t just yesterday, while they sold about 20t at RMB72,000t USD10,445t late last week.Asian Metal Copyright8%min would remain stable in the coming week.

A producer in South China said, "We expect to sell about 500-600t of antimony trioxide 99.8%min in April, against around 300-400t last month.Asian Metal Copyright8%min in April, against around 300-400t last month.Asian Metal Copyright Some downstream clients intend to replenish stocks before the Labour Day holiday, so there are slightly more deals closed in the market".Asian Metal Copyright8%min would remain stable in the coming week.Asian Metal Copyright The producer added that they now quote antimony trioxide 99.8%min at RMB72,500/t (USD10,517/t) delivered D/A 30 days and sold about 20t at RMB72,500/t (USD10,517/t) just yesterday, while they sold about 20t at RMB72,000/t (USD10,445/t) late last week.Asian Metal Copyright Therefore, the producer believes that prices for Chinese antimony trioxide 99.Asian Metal Copyright The producer added that most Chinese suppliers of antimony ingot 99.85%min prefer to hold offer firm at RMB82,000/t (USD11,896/t) EXW D/P, so mainstream prices for the material stay firm as well.Asian Metal Copyright8%min would remain stable in the following week.Asian Metal Copyright They last purchased 30t of antimony ingot 99.85%min at RMB81,000/t (USD11,751/t) a week ago. Given the slack end-user demand, downstream antimony trioxide consumers are relatively cautious about buying at prices higher than RMB72,000/t (USD10,445/t).Asian Metal Copyright Given the slack end-user demand, downstream antimony trioxide consumers are relatively cautious about buying at prices higher than RMB72,000t USD10,445t.Asian Metal Copyright Therefore, the producer believes that prices for Chinese antimony trioxide 99.Asian Metal Copyright Given the still weak end-user demand and considering that suppliers hold offers unmoved due to firm price of raw material, insiders believe that prices for Chinese antimony trioxide 99.Asian Metal Copyright8%min would remain stable in the following week.

With an annual production capacity of 20,000t of antimony trioxide 99.8%min, they produced about 8,000t in 2022 and around 2,800t so far this year, expecting about 600t in April, up from around 300t in March.Asian Metal CopyrightBEIJING Asian Metal 20 Apr 23 - Most antimony trioxide consumers are short of stocks and prefer to replenish inventory before the Labour Day holiday, so the market began to see slightly increased deals since late April and producers generally saw a small rise in sales this month compared with last month.Asian Metal Copyright They hold inventory of around 500t now, the same as a month ago.

Another producer in South China said, "Antimony trioxide market witnessed slightly more deals over the past two weeks and we sold nearly 60t last week, compared with just around 20t a week in March. Market trading slightly increased in April".Asian Metal Copyright They sold about 20t at RMB72,000t USD10,445t early this week after closing a deal of 20t at RMB71,500t USD10,372t in the prior week.Asian Metal Copyright The producer added that they now quote antimony trioxide 99.8%min at RMB72,000/t (USD10,445/t) EXW D/P 30 days with no concession. They sold about 20t at RMB72,000/t (USD10,445/t) early this week after closing a deal of 20t at RMB71,500/t (USD10,372/t) in the prior week.Asian Metal Copyright8%min at RMB72,000t USD10,445t EXW DP 30 days with no concession.Asian Metal Copyright Supported by the firm price of antimony ingot, antimony trioxide price remains unmoved this week.Asian Metal Copyright The producer explained that downstream consumers are relatively cautious about purchasing at the current price, with a wait-and-see attitude toward the demand from end users in May.Asian Metal Copyright The producer explained that downstream consumers are relatively cautious about purchasing at the current price, with a wait-and-see attitude toward the demand from end users in May.Asian Metal Copyright53t from late last week.Asian Metal Copyright As end-user demand remains lackluster, the producer believes that prices for Chinese antimony trioxide 99.Asian Metal Copyright8%min would stay unchanged in the following week.Asian Metal Copyright8%min would stay unchanged in the following week.

With an annual production capacity of 5,000t of antimony trioxide 99.8%min, they produced about 3,800t in 2022 and around 800t this year to date, expecting about 250t in April, up from around 200t in March.Asian Metal Copyright .Asian Metal Copyright They hold no stocks at the moment, on par with one month earlier.

.Asian Metal CopyrightBEIJING Asian Metal 20 Apr 23 - Most antimony trioxide consumers are short of stocks and prefer to replenish inventory before the Labour Day holiday, so the market began to see slightly increased deals since late April and producers generally saw a small rise in sales this month compared with last monthAsian Metal Copyright