Germanium Market Report November 2015

In November, the Chinese germanium metal 99.Asian Metal Copyright .Asian Metal Copyright99%min market was quiet on the whole with limited spot activity, showing no signs of improvement as we approach the end of the year.Asian Metal Copyright99%min in October, down slightly by 3.Asian Metal Copyright End users still mainly focused on consuming stocks and only made minor purchases in the spot market when necessary.Asian Metal Copyright Altogether, nine producers are still in production currently, four of them from Yunnan, two from Inner Mongolia and one each from Jiangsu, Guangdong and Hunan.Asian Metal Copyright Larger producers were in no hurry to cut prices to promote sales as they found the pressure on stocks relieved thanks to the 30t of national reserves at year-end, and hence were firm on their quotations.Asian Metal Copyright5% compared with 8,500kg in September, although output was almost stable as a whole.Asian Metal Copyright According to the statistics from Asian Metal, China produced 8,200kg of germanium metal 99.Asian Metal Copyright It is anticipated that producers who remain active are unlikely to reduce their output further in the first two months of 2016.Asian Metal Copyright99%min in October, down slightly by 3.Asian Metal CopyrightIn November, the Chinese germanium metal 99.Asian Metal Copyright5% compared with 8,500kg in September, although output was almost stable as a whole.Asian Metal Copyright It is anticipated that producers who remain active are unlikely to reduce their output further in the first two months of 2016.Asian Metal Copyright Altogether, nine producers are still in production currently, four of them from Yunnan, two from Inner Mongolia and one each from Jiangsu, Guangdong and Hunan.Asian Metal Copyright End users still mainly focused on consuming stocks and only made minor purchases in the spot market when necessary.Asian Metal Copyright It is anticipated that producers who remain active are unlikely to reduce their output further in the first two months of 2016.

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