Industrial Minerals


Antimony trioxide continues price gains on Chinese shutdowns

04 January 2011

by Mark Watts

Forced closures, export quotas and Chinese New Year to boost prices further in Q1

Keywords: antimony, antimony trioxide, SBO3, flame retardants

The price of antimony trioxide has continued to increase along with antimony metal, as the Chinese government clamps down on energy inefficiency and pollution by shutting down smelters.Antimony trioxide graded 99.5% SbO3 has risen by $100-110/tonne in...