Chinese cadmium ingot prices increase
2024-03-26 08:29:36 [Print]
BEIJING (Asian Metal) 26 Mar 24 - Most Chinese cadmium ingot suppliers moved up their prices to test the market over the past week, while the downstream purchased from hand to mouth with cautious attitudes
A trader in South China mentioned that they that they refused to sell cadmium ingot 99.99%min at prices lower than RMB32,800/t (USD2.05/lb) EXW D/P at present, while they considered selling at RMB32,000/t (USD2.00/lb) one week ago. "We last sold 33t at RMB32,000/t (USD2.00/lb) early last week", said the trader . Given that most producers lifted their prices due to limited stocks, they intended to raise their price further and forecasted that the mainstream prices of Chinese cadmium ingot 99 . 99%min still had room to go up in the forthcoming week.
The trader, based on a regular monthly trading volume of 100t of cadmium ingot 99.99%min, holds 66t of stocks now, down by about 60t from the end of last month . They expected to sell around 100t in March, in line with last month . They sold around 1,000t in 2023 and around 240t so far in 2023.
Another trader in North China mentioned that they that their regular suppliers quoted RMB32,500/t (USD2.04/lb) EXW D/P for cadmium ingot 99.99%min and refused to give any concession at present, while they could purchase at the price as low as RMB32,000/t (USD2.00/lb) one week ago. "We last purchased 33t at RMB32,500/t (USD2.04/lb) late last week", said the trader . Given that most suppliers had no stocks for selling, they forecasted that the mainstream prices of Chinese cadmium ingot 99 . 99%min would show a uptrend in the forthcoming week.
The trader, having a regular monthly trading volume of 30t of cadmium ingot 99.99%min, expected to sell around 30t this month, without much change from last month . They hold around 30t of stocks now, unchanged from late last month.
. Currently, the mainstream prices of Chinese cadmium ingot 99.99%min increased to RMB32,300-32,800/t (USD2 . 02-2.05/lb) EXW D/P, up by RMB500/t (USD0.05/lb) from early last week . Insiders believed that the prevailing prices of Chinese cadmium ingot 99 . 99%min would increase in the upcoming days as most producers intended to raise prices due to limited stocks.
A trader in South China mentioned that they that they refused to sell cadmium ingot 99.99%min at prices lower than RMB32,800/t (USD2.05/lb) EXW D/P at present, while they considered selling at RMB32,000/t (USD2.00/lb) one week ago. "We last sold 33t at RMB32,000/t (USD2.00/lb) early last week", said the trader . Given that most producers lifted their prices due to limited stocks, they intended to raise their price further and forecasted that the mainstream prices of Chinese cadmium ingot 99 . 99%min still had room to go up in the forthcoming week.
The trader, based on a regular monthly trading volume of 100t of cadmium ingot 99.99%min, holds 66t of stocks now, down by about 60t from the end of last month . They expected to sell around 100t in March, in line with last month . They sold around 1,000t in 2023 and around 240t so far in 2023.
Another trader in North China mentioned that they that their regular suppliers quoted RMB32,500/t (USD2.04/lb) EXW D/P for cadmium ingot 99.99%min and refused to give any concession at present, while they could purchase at the price as low as RMB32,000/t (USD2.00/lb) one week ago. "We last purchased 33t at RMB32,500/t (USD2.04/lb) late last week", said the trader . Given that most suppliers had no stocks for selling, they forecasted that the mainstream prices of Chinese cadmium ingot 99 . 99%min would show a uptrend in the forthcoming week.
The trader, having a regular monthly trading volume of 30t of cadmium ingot 99.99%min, expected to sell around 30t this month, without much change from last month . They hold around 30t of stocks now, unchanged from late last month.