Industrial Minerals


Pressure from tight supply raises antimony prices in US and China

31 August 2011


Improving demand and tight supply in China may cause prices to ‘rocket’

Keywords: antimony trioxide, antimony ingot, China, prices

Prices for antimony trioxide and antimony ingot in China and USA have risen this week as demand improves and supply tightens, market sources told IM.

In the USA, antimony trioxide (typically 99.5% SbO3 ex-works USA) has risen to $13,000-13,200/tonne, up from $12-600-12,800/tonne previously.

In China, prices for antimony trioxide (typically 99.5% SbO3, 20 tonne lots) have risen to...