Magnesium Market Report May 2012

With the entering of May, most downstream held a wait-and-see stance with little interest in booking and most planned to return to the market according to the market quotations after May 1st.Asian Metal Copyright Moreover, some magnesium ingot mills planned to increase the production in May, which was an indication of overall rising supply.Asian Metal Copyright On one hand, the overall economy remained dim with no power to support the price for magnesium ingot to firm and stable; second, some mills, including domestic traders with confidence on the future market over-estimated the market when continuously rising price occurred, leading to increased stocks.Asian Metal Copyright Prevailing prices for the material focused in the RMB17,200-17,400t USD2,730-2,761t Ex works range in Shaanxi currently and at RMb17,500-17,600t USD2,777-2,793t Ex works in Shanxi.Asian Metal Copyright Thus, on the whole, the stocks for the material remained high.Asian Metal CopyrightWith the entering of May, most downstream held a wait-and-see stance with little interest in booking and most planned to return to the market according to the market quotations after May 1st.Asian Metal Copyright Moreover, some magnesium ingot mills planned to increase the production in May, which was an indication of overall rising supply.Asian Metal Copyright Moreover, some magnesium ingot mills planned to increase the production in May, which was an indication of overall rising supply.Asian Metal Copyright The demand kept not so strong, leading to noted wait-and-see stances home and abroad. Prevailing prices for the material focused in the RMB17,200-17,400/t (USD2,730-2,761/t) Ex works range in Shaanxi currently and at RMb17,500-17,600/t (USD2,777-2,793/t) Ex works in Shanxi.Asian Metal Copyright On one hand, the overall economy remained dim with no power to support the price for magnesium ingot to firm and stable; second, some mills, including domestic traders with confidence on the future market over-estimated the market when continuously rising price occurred, leading to increased stocks.Asian Metal Copyright