Selenium-Tellurium Market Report December 2013

Chinese selenium dioxide suppliers held stocks and were unwilling to sell at the beginning of December as the market price fell to below the production cost line in late November, which drove prices to rebound quickly by RMB20/kg (USD3.3/kg) from RMB230-240/kg (USD38.Asian Metal Copyright1kg through the month.Asian Metal Copyright0-39.7/kg) to RMB250-260/kg (USD41.Asian Metal Copyright Most users just purchased from hand to mouth in view of the abundant supply.Asian Metal Copyright3-43.0/kg) in early December.Asian Metal Copyright In addition, Chinese tellurium 99.Asian Metal Copyright Some end users increased purchasing quantities in case of higher prices.Asian Metal Copyright0-39.Asian Metal Copyright Accordingly, selenium 99.9% moved up by RMB10/kg (USD1.7/kg) to RMB360-410/kg (USD59.Asian Metal Copyright Accordingly, selenium 99.Asian Metal Copyright5-67.7/kg) in China and prices remained stable for the rest of the month.

In addition, Chinese tellurium 99.99% market continued to be sluggish in December, and the mainstream prices dropped by RMB10/kg (USD1.7/kg) to RMB740-790/kg (USD122.Asian Metal CopyrightChinese selenium dioxide suppliers held stocks and were unwilling to sell at the beginning of December as the market price fell to below the production cost line in late November, which drove prices to rebound quickly by RMB20kg USD3.Asian Metal Copyright3-130.1/kg) through the month.Asian Metal Copyright0kg in early December.Asian Metal Copyright Most users just purchased from hand to mouth in view of the abundant supply.Asian Metal Copyright99% market continued to be sluggish in December, and the mainstream prices dropped by RMB10kg USD1.Asian Metal Copyright However, some suppliers begun to hold stocks and were reluctant to sell the material late the month as costs stayed firm.
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