In August 2020, the domestic market price of 1 ᦇ antimony ingot will rise. The average price of domestic market will be 36875 yuan / ton at the beginning of the month and 38375 yuan / ton at the end of the month, with an increase of 1500 yuan / ton or 4.07%.
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On August 30, the antimony commodity index was 53.42, unchanged with yesterday, down 47.79% from 102.32 (2012-10-16), and 13.71% higher than 46.98, the lowest point on December 24, 2015. (Note: cycle refers to 2012-09-08 to now).
This month, the price of antimony products increased for three consecutive days from August 10 to 13, mainly due to the tight supply of raw materials. The manufacturers were reluctant to sell related products, so they raised the ex factory prices continuously, and the market prices of manufacturers kept rising. As of the 31st day, the average price of 2 × low bismuth antimony ingot, 1 × antimony ingot, 0 × antimony ingot and 2 × high bismuth antimony ingot were 37250 yuan / ton, 37750 yuan / ton, 38750 yuan / ton and 35750 yuan / ton respectively. The market price of antimony trioxide keeps stable with the trend of antimony ingot. As of 29, 99.5% of the average price of antimony trioxide was 34500 yuan / ton, and 99.8% was at 36000 yuan / ton. Compared with the same period of last month, it increased by 1250-1500 yuan / ton.
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According to the statistics of antimony trioxide output of China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association, in June 2020, the output of antimony trioxide was 8559 tons, with a month on month increase of 5.5%, and a year-on-year increase of 7.6%; from January to June, the output of antimony trioxide was 42588 tons, a year-on-year decrease of 1.5%. Judging from the above enterprises’ production of antimony trioxide by province, from January to June 2020, the top five provinces and regions with antimony trioxide output ranking first are Hunan 25939 tons, Guangxi 7975 tons, Guangdong 4818 tons, Yunnan 1982 tons and Guizhou 1831 tons, accounting for 60.9%, 18.7%, 11.3%, 4.7% and 4.3% of the total output, respectively. In the first half of the year, domestic production was relatively stable, and the supply was slightly tight, and the related manufacturers were reluctant to sell.
According to the business association, at present, antimony products manufacturers mainly support prices, and metal market fluctuates frequently in recent years. However, when the transaction volume of antimony market is relatively low, most manufacturers mainly support the price, and it is expected that the future market price will remain high and consolidate.
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