Industrial Minerals


Antimony trioxide prices rocket as supply is squeezed

22 November 2010


Lower Chinese production levels in Q4 and hoarding propel prices skyward

Keywords: antimony, antimony trioxide, SBO3, flame retardants

Antimony trioxide prices took a huge leap last week as stock became increasingly short in the Chinese marketplace.

Material FOB China, is now as high as $10,800/tonne-11,000/tonne for typically 99.5% SbO3, 20 tonne lots, which sets a new record for this year.