Indium market report December 2016

Mainstream prices for Chinese indium ingot 99.Asian Metal Copyright99% moved up during December, driven by investment demand, while retreating slightly late in the month; transactions and enquiries between traders were the most active they had been all year; transaction prices at one point reached their peak for the year.Asian Metal Copyright99% moved up during December, driven by investment demand, while retreating slightly late in the month; transactions and enquiries between traders were the most active they had been all year; transaction prices at one point reached their peak for the year.Asian Metal CopyrightMainstream prices for Chinese indium ingot 99.Asian Metal Copyright In Q4, some plants were shut down due to the strict environmental protection policies, which resulted in a declining supply of indium ingots, while providing support for a rise in indium ingot prices.Asian Metal Copyright In Q4, some plants were shut down due to the strict environmental protection policies, which resulted in a declining supply of indium ingots, while providing support for a rise in indium ingot prices.Asian Metal Copyright However, investment demand was capable only of driving prices up in the short term, whereas long-term downstream demand was still weak at the year-end; therefore, market participants were negative about the market outlook as prices won’t remain firm once investors withdraw their investment and sell at lower prices.
.Asian Metal Copyright In Q4, some plants were shut down due to the strict environmental protection policies, which resulted in a declining supply of indium ingots, while providing support for a rise in indium ingot pricesAsian Metal Copyright