Industrial Minerals


Major producers cause concern in antimony trioxide market

17 June 2011


Sources complain Minmetals is setting market; buyers waiting for bottom price

Keywords: antimony trioxide, Minmetals, China, producers

Antimony trioxide market participants told IM there is little room for small-scale producers to trade, arguing that large Chinese producer Minmetals Corp. is monopolising activity.

“Minmetals influence on the market is increasing,” a Chinese distributor told IM.

The source explained that, in the past,...