Industrial Minerals


Antimony trioxide prices escalate further on tight Chinese supply

31 March 2011

by IM prices reporter

Chinese measures to reduce antimony ore mining push prices to new highs

Keywords: antimony, antimony trioxide, SBO3, flame retardants

Prices of antimony trioxide, a key raw material for the production of flame retardants and other chemicals, continue to climb due to ongoing supply restrictions in China, the world’s leading antimony producer.

 

According to distributors based in China latest prices for antimony trioxide graded 99.5 SbO3 (20 tonne lots, FOB China) are now at $15,000-15,200/tonne, up almost 9% from $13,800-14,200/tonne last month,...