Antimony Market Report September 2012

European antimony customers went back to antimony market into September and sent inquiries gradually, additionally, Chinese suppliers held high expectation toward the market in September after great losses in the past months, so they pushed the price up step by step.Asian Metal Copyright5%min rose from RMB59,000-61,000t USD9,422- 9,742t ex works in early September to RMB62,000-64,000t USD 9,901- 10,221t ex works in late September.Asian Metal Copyright The price of antimony ingot 99.65%min went up to RMB70,000-72,500/t (USD11,179-11,578/t) ex works from RMB68,500-71,000/t (USD 10,860- 11,339/t) ex works slowly on weak demand in spot market.

The antimony trioxide price increased following the price rise of antimony ingot. As many downstream customers were worried about the sharp price increase and made replacement gradually, this gave suppliers more confidence to raise their offers.Asian Metal Copyright .Asian Metal Copyright The price of antimony trioxide 99.5%min rose from RMB59,000-61,000/t (USD9,422- 9,742/t) ex works in early September to RMB62,000-64,000/t (USD 9,901- 10,221/t) ex works in late September.
.Asian Metal Copyright As many downstream customers were worried about the sharp price increase and made replacement gradually, this gave suppliers more confidence to raise their offersAsian Metal Copyright