Monthly Indium Market Report Jun 2018

1. Market Highlights

Mainstream prices for Chinese indium ingot 99.99%min decreased first and then increased in June, which stabilized at RMB1,700-1,750/kg (USD257-265/kg) in early and mid-June.Asian Metal Copyright59kg to RMB1,770-1,820kg USD268-275kg in late June.Asian Metal Copyright Buyers mainly waited on the sidelines in the first two weeks and expected prices to decline further in the near future.Asian Metal Copyright But speculators tried to raise prices continuously from the middle of the month, and most crude indium 99%min producers cut or suspended production in June limited by environmental inspections, thus prices for the material increased slightly by RMB70kg USD10.Asian Metal Copyright But speculators tried to raise prices continuously from the middle of the month, and most crude indium 99%min producers cut or suspended production in June limited by environmental inspections, thus prices for the material increased slightly by RMB70kg (USD10.59/kg) to RMB1,770-1,820/kg (USD268-275/kg) in late June.Asian Metal Copyright But speculators tried to raise prices continuously from the middle of the month, and most crude indium 99%min producers cut or suspended production in June limited by environmental inspections, thus prices for the material increased slightly by RMB70kg USD10.Asian Metal Copyright But consumers still had weak demand and didn't make purchases in spite of increasing prices for indium ingot.
.Asian Metal Copyright99%min decreased first and then increased in June, which stabilized at RMB1,700-1,750kg USD257-265kg in early and mid-JuneAsian Metal Copyright