Selenium-Tellurium Market Report December 2014

Demand for Chinese selenium 99.9% and selenium dioxide continued to show a downtrend in December, with the mainstream prices dropping to RMB355-375/kg (USD56.Asian Metal CopyrightDemand for Chinese selenium 99.Asian Metal Copyright7-59.9/kg) and RMB195-205/kg (USD31.Asian Metal Copyright4kg to RMB620-650kg USD99.Asian Metal Copyright2-32.8/kg) respectively.Asian Metal Copyright9% and selenium dioxide continued to show a downtrend in December, with the mainstream prices dropping to RMB355-375kg USD56.Asian Metal Copyright The higher import volume of selenium in November increased the supply, while slow purchasing activity from the glass and ceramic industries applied downward pressure on prices.Asian Metal Copyright99% prices decreased further, falling by RMB40kg USD6.Asian Metal Copyright Meanwhile, Chinese domestic copper plants moved their quotations for crude selenium down sharply in order to achieve sales targets at the end of the year, leading to a reduction in the price of selenium dioxide, together with a fall in operating rates among manganese flake plants, over the month.

Tellurium 99.99% prices decreased further, falling by RMB40/kg (USD6.4/kg) to RMB620-650/kg (USD99.Asian Metal Copyright2-32.Asian Metal Copyright0-103.8/kg) in December, as poor sales persuaded refrigeration flake producers to avoid purchasing the material, while at the same time demand from solar industries failed to pick up.Asian Metal Copyright Tellurium 99.Asian Metal Copyright The quantity for single deals appeared widely below 300kg, and participants expected the prices to maintain their downward trend in the coming month.
.Asian Metal Copyright The higher import volume of selenium in November increased the supply, while slow purchasing activity from the glass and ceramic industries applied downward pressure on pricesAsian Metal Copyright