Tantalum and Niobium Market Report August 2013

Chinese tantalum and niobium market kept dull, and the trading volume was small.Asian Metal CopyrightChinese tantalum and niobium market kept dull, and the trading volume was small.Asian Metal Copyright The domestic and overseas customers were inactive in making deals, and held unfavorable attitudes towards the future market. Tantalum concentrate import prices went down from USD112-114/lb in early August to USD105-108/lb, and it is predicted that the prices will continue to dip. However, the niobium concentrate prices also went down to USD15-16/lb CIF China.Asian Metal CopyrightChinese tantalum and niobium market kept dull, and the trading volume was small.Asian Metal Copyright Prices of the primary products such as the metallurgical grade tantalum oxide and metallurgical grade niobium oxide went down by different extent.Asian Metal Copyright Tantalum concentrate import prices went down from USD112-114lb in early August to USD105-108lb, and it is predicted that the prices will continue to dip.Asian Metal Copyright But the tantalum ingot and the niobium ingot prices were stable relatively; it is predicted that the prices will decrease further.Asian Metal Copyright However, the niobium concentrate prices also went down to USD15-16lb CIF China.Asian Metal Copyright