Antimony Market Report March 2012

In the first three weeks of March, the price of antimony ingot 99.65%min kept at around RMB76,500-79,000/t (USD12,143-12,540/t) ex works, but users purchased from hand to mouth, and the market was inactive.Asian Metal Copyright5%min, as the buying activity was rare in spot market and a major supplier offered low, the price decreased by RMB1,000t USD158t to RMB69,000-71,000t USD10,952-11,270t ex works, and maintained the closing price till the beginning of April.Asian Metal Copyright On about 20th March, the suppliers of antimony ingot claimed that they got more inquiries and raised their offers.Asian Metal Copyright5%min, as the buying activity was rare in spot market and a major supplier offered low, the price decreased by RMB1,000t USD158t to RMB69,000-71,000t USD10,952-11,270t ex works, and maintained the closing price till the beginning of April.Asian Metal Copyright Within one week, the price of antimony ingot 99.65%min rose by RMB2,500/t (USD397/t) to RMB81,000-83,000/t (USD12,857-13,175/t) ex works, and some traders offered about RMB85,000/t (USD13,492/t) ex works, but there were very few orders at around RMB83,000/t (USD13,175/t) ex works or higher.Asian Metal Copyright5%min, as the buying activity was rare in spot market and a major supplier offered low, the price decreased by RMB1,000t USD158t to RMB69,000-71,000t USD10,952-11,270t ex works, and maintained the closing price till the beginning of April.Asian Metal Copyright For antimony trioxide 99.5%min, as the buying activity was rare in spot market and a major supplier offered low, the price decreased by RMB1,000/t (USD158/t) to RMB69,000-71,000/t (USD10,952-11,270/t) ex works, and maintained the closing price till the beginning of April.Asian Metal Copyright Within one week, the price of antimony ingot 99.Asian Metal Copyright