Antimony Price Keeps High in Osaka

Antimony market price keeps high at 790-810 yen per kilogram in Osaka. Antimony price in European market is at US$ 5,350-5,500 per tonne for 99.65% purity metal, according to Reuters. The mid price downed by US$ 85 from recent highest at the beginning of May. Antimony price is slowly decreasing in Europe.However, the world largest antimony exporter, China currently puts export premium of US$ 200-300 on its export price because antimony price is relatively higher in the country than the international market. In addition, China is regulating its export volume of rare metals.In Japan antimony supply maintains tight under the situations. Metal dealer source said domestic antimony price keeps flat at high level. Antimony metal demand keeps steady as fire retardant for plastics and antimony trioxide for semiconductor resin sealant. However, the demand tends to decrease gradually in Japan when the users tend to shift their manufacturing bases to overseas.