Industrial Minerals


Speculators lift trioxide prices

21 January 2010


Traders mirror increased prices for antimony as Chinese supply dwindles

Keywords: antimony, antimony trioxide, SBO3, F&H Metals, construction,

Antimony trioxide prices have climbed again this week as traders mirrored the antimony ore price, which rose on the shortage of raw material.

 

Antimony trioxide prices are now RMB39,000-40,500/tonne, FOB China, ($5,800/tonne-5,950/tonne), but there is little activity in the marketplace.

 

“End users do not want to face such high prices,” trading group F&H Metals explained to IM.

 

Although the shortage of...