Antimony Market Report June 2012

The antimony market experienced sharp price decrease in June, the price of antimony ingot 99.65%min decreased from RMB76,000-78,500/t (USD11,950-12,343/t) ex works to RMB67,500-70,000/t (USD10,613-11,006/t) ex works in late June.Asian Metal Copyright After one week of the antimony ingot price decrease, the antimony trioxide price went down.Asian Metal Copyright The illegal business channel through China-Viet Nam border has closed since early February, and many small private enterprises accumulated large stocks and had great financial pressure. Stated-owned and listed companies also had sales pressure in the end of H1, so the price of antimony ingot declined by RMB8,500/t (USD1,336/t), the lowest price since 2011.

After one week of the antimony ingot price decrease, the antimony trioxide price went down. The price of antimony trioxide 99.5%min decreased from RMB68,000-70,000/t (USD10,692-11,006/t) ex works to RMB61,000-63,000/t (USD9,591-9,906/t) ex works in late June.Asian Metal Copyright After one week of the antimony ingot price decrease, the antimony trioxide price went down.Asian Metal Copyright Customers purchased from hand to mouth, and few deals were concluded in spot market.
.Asian Metal Copyright5%min decreased from RMB68,000-70,000t USD10,692-11,006t ex works to RMB61,000-63,000t USD9,591-9,906t ex works in late JuneAsian Metal Copyright