Monthly Antimony Market Report Dec 2018

In early December, prices for Chinese antimony ingot 99.Asian Metal Copyright Mainstream prices for antimony ingot 99.Asian Metal Copyright65%min and 99.Asian Metal Copyright65%min and 99.Asian Metal Copyright85%min generally kept stable supported by firm prices for antimony concentrate.Asian Metal CopyrightIn early December, prices for Chinese antimony ingot 99.Asian Metal Copyright In mid-December, the release of the "positive signal" in international market boosted market players' confidence to some degree and major producers raised prices slightly with transactions closed.Asian Metal Copyright65%min and 99.Asian Metal Copyright Mainstream prices for antimony ingot 99.Asian Metal Copyright .Asian Metal Copyright65%min and 99.85%min increased to RMB49,300-50,300/t (USD7,302-7,450/t) and RMB49,800-50,800/t (USD7,376-7,524/t) EXW D/P respectively. In late December, as some consumers replenished stocks at the year's end, prices for these two materials inched up again to RMB49,400-50,400/t (USD7,317-7,465/t) and RMB49,900-50,900/t (USD7,391-7,539/t0 respectively.Asian Metal Copyright Besides, overseas customers sent few enquiries, leading to scarce transactions in the export market.Asian Metal Copyright In addition, as the demand from downstream markets was weak, producers of antimony trioxide slightly reduced sales prices for antimony trioxide 99.Asian Metal Copyright In mid-December, the release of the "positive signal" in international market boosted market players' confidence to some degree and major producers raised prices slightly with transactions closed.Asian Metal Copyright5%min and 99.8%min stood at RMB43,300-44,300/t (USD6,413-6,561/t) and RMB45,300-46,300/t (USD6,709-6,857/t) delivered D/A respectively to clear inventory and recoup fund. With the year end coming, mainstream prices for those two materials further dropped by RMB500/t (USD74.05/t) to RMB42,800-43,800/t (USD6,339-6,487/t) and RMB44,800-45,800/t (USD6,635-6,783/t) delivered D/A respectively.

Affected by the Christmas holiday in December, export prices for Chinese antimony ingot and antimony trioxide went down again in the month. Besides, overseas customers sent few enquiries, leading to scarce transactions in the export market.

.Asian Metal Copyright85%min increased to RMB49,300-50,300t USD7,302-7,450t and RMB49,800-50,800t USD7,376-7,524t EXW DP respectivelyAsian Metal Copyright