Germanium prices increased on Wednesday January 17 and are expected to rise further after Teck Resources declared a partial force majeure on the sale of the metal from its trial operations.
Teck Resources said the force majeure is due to equipment issues related to an operating disruption earlier this month at one of the fuming furnaces.Metal Bulletin assessed germanium at $1,300-1,450 per kg on an in-warehouse Rotterdam basis on Wednesday, up from $1,250-1,400 per kg on January 12 and from $1,100-1,250 at the end of November. Meanwhile, germanium dioxide MB free market was assessed at $800-950 per kg on Wednesday, up from $800-900 per kg on January 12.A trader...