Chinese antimony trioxide exports rise, prices drop on weak demand
By Martim Facada
Published: Thursday, 14 March 2019
Antimony trioxide prices fob China have been on a downtrend for the past 10 months after suppliers were forced to cut prices on weak demand.
China’s exports of antimony trioxide totaled
3,547 tonnes in January 2019, marking a 39.4% increase from the
2,545 tonnes exported in September 2018, according to Chinese
customs data.
Over the same comparison, the price of antimony trioxide
– widely used in flame-retardants – declined
by 5.4%...