Germanium Market Report May 2013

The Chinese germanium metal market saw few changes in May.Asian Metal Copyright99%min and large-sized plants quoted RMB12,200-12,400kg USD1,990-2,022kg.Asian Metal Copyright Deals in the spot market showed no signs of increasing due to weak demand. Medium and small-sized suppliers offered RMB11,200-11,500/kg (USD1,827-1,876/kg) for germanium metal 99.99%min and large-sized plants quoted RMB12,200-12,400/kg (USD1,990-2,022/kg).Asian Metal Copyright The overseas market didn’t vary in the month.Asian Metal Copyright Buyers remained cautious to buy the material to avoid risks.Asian Metal Copyright The overseas market didn’t vary in the month.Asian Metal Copyright End users mainly consumed their stocks and preferred to hold wait-and-see attitudes toward the market.Asian Metal Copyright Deals in the spot market kept few and buyers were in no hurry to replenish stocks as demand failed to recover.Asian Metal Copyright It is predicted that buying activities in domestic market will be unlikely to have obvious increasing evidence in the near future in China because of the weak demand.Asian Metal Copyright The overseas market didn’t vary in the month.Asian Metal Copyright The overseas market didn’t vary in the month.Asian Metal Copyright The overseas market didn’t vary in the month.Asian Metal Copyright Deals in the spot market kept few and buyers were in no hurry to replenish stocks as demand failed to recover.Asian Metal Copyright Medium and small-sized suppliers offered RMB11,200-11,500kg USD1,827-1,876kg for germanium metal 99.Asian Metal Copyright Few expected that the market will have potential to go up in the coming days.Asian Metal Copyright Deals in the spot market showed no signs of increasing due to weak demand.Asian Metal Copyright