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Price Briefing: Week 29

22 July 2010

by Mark Watts

Antinomy trioxide and rare earths on the rise while traders look to cut chromite

Keywords: mineral prices, antimony, rare earths, chromite

Antimony trioxide prices have risen sharply over the last week to the peak levels seen in May, according to industry sources.

The price for antimony trioxide (99.5% SbO3, 20 lots, FOB China) rose nearly $1,000/tonne to a range of $8,500-8,600/tonne, before dropping back slightly $8,300-8,400/tonne....