Tantalum and Niobium Market Report April 2013
2013-05-08 09:17:25 【Print】
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In April, Chinese tantalum and niobium market still shows that the upstream is active while the downstream is quiet. Prices for tantalum and niobium concentrate are firm respectively staying at USD120/lb and USD18-20/lb CIF China. However, the tantalum oxide and niobium oxide prices are still weak. Until the end of this month, metallurgical grade tantalum oxide and tantalum metal demand show rebounding signs, especially the demand from domestic market, while the demand from foreign countries is slow. Potassium fluotantalate demand also becomes better.
Niobium products demand does not show rebounding signs, there are still large amount of niobium oxide in domestic market. Standard niobium oxide prices are around RMB300-320/kg, while the substandard niobium oxide prices are around RMB280/kg. Niobium concentrate supply keeps tight, and the niobium raw materials are mainly coming from ferroniobium and tantalum ore. As a result, there are rare deals of niobium concentrate.
Niobium products demand does not show rebounding signs, there are still large amount of niobium oxide in domestic market. Standard niobium oxide prices are around RMB300-320/kg, while the substandard niobium oxide prices are around RMB280/kg. Niobium concentrate supply keeps tight, and the niobium raw materials are mainly coming from ferroniobium and tantalum ore. As a result, there are rare deals of niobium concentrate.
