European antimony prices weakened further last week after material continued to flow into warehouses in Rotterdam while demand remained muted. The Chinese market followed suit with domestic prices there also coming under pressure from feeble demand.
Metal Bulletin assessed the MMTA standard grade II antimony in-warehouse Rotterdam price at $8,500-8,660 per tonne on Wednesday March 28, down by 0.1% from $8,500-8,675 per tonne on March 23.The trioxide grade antimony price, in-warehouse Rotterdam also softened by 0.1% to stand at $8,500-8,750 per tonne last Wednesday, compared with $8,500-8,775 per tonne on March 23.The European market continued to weaken last week following more material being delivered into warehouses in Rotterdam, further easing the tightness which the market had been experiencing since mid-February."It is reported that hundreds of tonnes of antimony had been shipped out of China in late March through the...