Chinese antimony trioxide prices soften
By Martim Facada
Published: Tuesday, 13 June 2017
The Chinese antimony trioxide market softened over the course of the past week as a consequence of persisting depressed demand.
While supply looks set to increase after Twinkling Star restarted production early this week, suppliers looking to offload material as Europe and the US enter the summer holiday period was said to be the main reasons behind prices declining.
Spot antimony trioxide prices in China decreased by $120
week-on-week according to IM's 13 June market
assessment.
The fall in the market puts an end to the steady rise in prices
seen in the global market in recent months.
At the center of the spike in prices was the...