European antimony ingot import prices stay firm
2024-03-28 08:29:09 [Print]
BEIJING (Asian Metal) 28 Mar 24 - Due to limited supply on the spot market, most suppliers prefer to keep their prices firm. Currently, the mainstream import prices of antimony ingot 99.65%min in European market stay firm at USD13,100-13,200/t CIF Rotterdam, unchanged from last week. As demand stay soft while supply keep tight, insiders predict that the mainstream prices of antimony ingot 99.65%min in Rotterdam warehouse would keep firm in the coming week.
A producer in Thailand indicated that they offer about USD13,200/t CIF Rotterdam for antimony ingot 99.65%min and could accept a concession of USD50/t for firm bids. They last sold about 20t at USD13,150/t early this week. The producer added, "We just sold about 20t to my regular clients and we don't have enough stock now. Most consumers prefer to refill their stocks at around USD131,000/t while we refuse to sell at such prices". Considering that the supply stay tight and some consumers hold limited stocks, the producer predicts that the mainstream prices of antimony ingot 99.65%min in Rotterdam would stay stable in the coming week.
With a regular monthly export volume of around 300t, the exporter predicts to export 200t this month and exported around 240t last month. They hold no stock presently, unchanged from last month. Their total export volume achieved about 3,400t in 2023.
Another trader in Europe mentioned that they don't offer for antimony ingot 99.65%min this week and most suppliers prefer to keep their prices firm due to limited stocks. They last purchased about 20t at USD13,150/t CIF Rotterdam early this week. The trader added, "We failed to purchase some materials at around USD131,000/t and most of suppliers prefer to purchase at USD13,200/t since early this week due to limited stocks". Most suppliers prefer to keep their prices firm and some even refuse to offer with few supply, the trader predicts that the mainstream prices of antimony ingot 99.65%min in Rotterdam would stay stable in the coming week.
With a monthly trading volume of 300t of antimony ingot 99.65%min, the exporter predicts to export about 200t this month and sold about 260t last month. The exporting volume in 2023 reached nearly 2,000t. They now hold no stock and held about 100t last month.
A producer in Thailand indicated that they offer about USD13,200/t CIF Rotterdam for antimony ingot 99.65%min and could accept a concession of USD50/t for firm bids. They last sold about 20t at USD13,150/t early this week. The producer added, "We just sold about 20t to my regular clients and we don't have enough stock now. Most consumers prefer to refill their stocks at around USD131,000/t while we refuse to sell at such prices". Considering that the supply stay tight and some consumers hold limited stocks, the producer predicts that the mainstream prices of antimony ingot 99.65%min in Rotterdam would stay stable in the coming week.
With a regular monthly export volume of around 300t, the exporter predicts to export 200t this month and exported around 240t last month. They hold no stock presently, unchanged from last month. Their total export volume achieved about 3,400t in 2023.
Another trader in Europe mentioned that they don't offer for antimony ingot 99.65%min this week and most suppliers prefer to keep their prices firm due to limited stocks. They last purchased about 20t at USD13,150/t CIF Rotterdam early this week. The trader added, "We failed to purchase some materials at around USD131,000/t and most of suppliers prefer to purchase at USD13,200/t since early this week due to limited stocks". Most suppliers prefer to keep their prices firm and some even refuse to offer with few supply, the trader predicts that the mainstream prices of antimony ingot 99.65%min in Rotterdam would stay stable in the coming week.
With a monthly trading volume of 300t of antimony ingot 99.65%min, the exporter predicts to export about 200t this month and sold about 260t last month. The exporting volume in 2023 reached nearly 2,000t. They now hold no stock and held about 100t last month.
