Industrial Minerals


Antimony trioxide plummets

01 June 2010


Chinese smelter back on line easing supply fears as markets quiets down

Keywords: antimony, antimony trioxide, SBO3, construction, flame retardant, glass, enamels

The spike in antimony trioxide prices has come to an end, with prices falling steeply over the last week, market sources told IM.In the last few days, antimony metal prices have fallen from $9,470/tonne to $7,940/tonne for material, ex-works China. There are reports of traders with even lower-priced material, indicating...