Antimony trioxide dip halts

Prices for antimony trioxide have ceased declining in recent days, with the fatal mine accident early this month in Hunan province having hampered the supply of antimony ore and antimony ingot, the main raw materials for antimony trioxide production, industry insiders told Metal-Pages today.

Domestic prices are Rmb35,500-36,500/tonne (US$4,537-4,665/tonne), equal to the prevailing level seen last week.

“You could get some material at cheap levels of Rmb35,000-35,300/tonne (US$4,470-4,508/tonne) last week, while you can not find any cheap offers these days,” said a Hunan based smelter.

“We will not sell our antimony trioxide at less than Rmb36,500/tonne, since most antimony ingot smelters have hiked their offers,” said a second Hunan smelter.

The export market is said to have kept slow this week. “We offer the material at US$4,570/tonne FOB this week, while we haven’t got any orders at the moment,” a Guizhou based supplier told Metal-Pages.

“We concluded a deal at $4,500/tonne FOB this week,” said a Guangdong based trader, reporting that there haven’t been any signs of improvement in the spot market, as most foreign buyers remain reluctant to purchase antimony trioxide.

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