Tantalum and Niobium Market Report August 2012
2012-09-03 21:03:33 【Print】
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There are some differences between the tantalum and niobium market in August and the market in July: tantalum concentrate prices continue to go up, with the highest offer in international market reaching to USD120/lb. To make sure that they have a safe stock of raw materials, several domestic plants began to take purchase of tantalum concentrate at the prices of USD110/lb CIF China, but their dealing volume is not big. Tantalum oxide demand keeps dim, while the export market is active, with the export prices staying at USD300-310/kg. Potassium fluotantalate prices also show slight rise to RMB870-980/kg. Insiders said that the prices rise is mainly due to the uprising prices of raw materials.
