Antimony Market Report May 2012

The antimony market was generally stable in May.Asian Metal Copyright5%min were respectively at RMB77,000-79,500t ex works USD12,145-12,539t and RMB68,000-70,000t USD10,725-11,041t ex works.Asian Metal Copyright The closing prices of antimony ingot 99.Asian Metal CopyrightThe antimony market was generally stable in May.Asian Metal Copyright65%min and trioxide 99.5%min were respectively at RMB77,000-79,500/t ex works (USD12,145-12,539/t) and RMB68,000-70,000/t (USD10,725-11,041/t) ex works. However, as the export market demand increased, some qualified suppliers for antimony ingot export raised their offers to RMB80,000-82,000/t (12,618-12,934/t) ex works, and there were some deals concluded at around RMB80,000-81,500/t (USD12,618-12,855/t) ex works.

Seeing the price increase of antimony ingot, some antimony trioxide suppliers adjusted their offers to RMB71,000-72,000/t (USD11,199-11,356/t) ex works, but there were a few deals concluded at above RMB70,000/t (USD11,041/t) ex works. Buyers purchased from hand to mouth and the spot market was quiet with most deals in the range of RMB68,000-70,000/t (USD10,725-11,041/t) ex works.
.Asian Metal Copyright The closing prices of antimony ingot 99Asian Metal Copyright