Industrial Minerals


Antimony trioxide prices continue to slip lower

19 April 2012

by John Ollett, Albert Li IM analyst, Shanghai

Market high after China cadmium poisoning incident begins to dissipate

Keywords: antimony trioxide, China, ingot, prices, poison, cadmium

Antimony trioxide and ingot prices have continued their downwards trend on the back of recent highs, market sources indicated to IM.

The mineral, which is manufactured from oxidising stibnite or antimony metal, has seen dramatic price rises since February when smelters in Hechi...