The rising trend in the Chinese antimony market continued last week - tightness in concentrate supply and concerns about further production cuts while environmental inspections continue propelled prices there higher.
Metal Bulletin assessed the MMTA Standard Grade II delivered duty paid antimony metal price at 52,000-52,500 yuan ($8,111-8,189) per tonne on Wednesday May 30, up 1,000 yuan from the previous week. Central China's environmental inspection teams will visit Guangxi and Yunnan - two of the country's three antimony production hubs - from May 3, creating expectations of supply disruptions from miners and smelters are expected. "Suppliers have raised offers to 53,000 yuan or higher and buyers...