Selenium-Tellurium Market Report September 2014

The Chinese selenium 99.Asian Metal Copyright .Asian Metal Copyright9% market remained sluggish in September, as downstream demand from the ceramics and glass industries was still showing no improvement with buyers purchasing from hand to mouth. The mainstream prices of the material remained stable at RMB375-405/kg (USD61.Asian Metal Copyright8-124.Asian Metal Copyright1-66.0/kg), unchanged from late last month. However, in the case of selenium dioxide, with manganese plants stocking up for the national holidays,mainstream prices for the material increased by RMB20/kg (USD3.3/kg) to RMB270-280/kg (USD44.Asian Metal Copyright4kg to RMB735-765USD119.Asian Metal Copyright0-45.6/kg) as the supply became tighter.

Meanwhile, the Chinese tellurium 99.99% market has slipped to its lowest point so far this year.Asian Metal Copyright Meanwhile, the Chinese tellurium 99.Asian Metal Copyright Most of the trading was concluded via long-term contracts with only sporadic deals being made as customers continued to purchase from hand to month in small volumes.Asian Metal CopyrightThe Chinese selenium 99.Asian Metal Copyright The weaker downstream demand resulted in the price of tellurium 99.99% declining by RMB15/kg (USD2.4/kg) to RMB735-765(USD119.Asian Metal Copyright However, in the case of selenium dioxide, with manganese plants stocking up for the national holidays,mainstream prices for the material increased by RMB20kg USD3.Asian Metal Copyright8-124.7/kg).
.Asian Metal Copyright9% market remained sluggish in September, as downstream demand from the ceramics and glass industries was still showing no improvement with buyers purchasing from hand to mouthAsian Metal Copyright