Antimony prices in China were firm last week on good domestic and overseas demand as well as improved sentiment after the minor metal was left of the latest US tariff list. Meanwhile, European grade II prices fell last week while trioxide grade prices remained stable.
Metal Bulletin assessed Chinese MMTA standard grade II delivered, duty-paid antimony prices at 52,500-53,000 yuan ($7,664- 7,737) per tonne on Wednesday September 19, unchanged from the previous week. "One big antimony trioxide producer collected several hundred tonnes of antimony ingot at 52,500 yuan per tonne one week ago and the market did not see many deals this week," one Hunan-based producer said during the pricing session on Wednesday. "Demand from both domestic and overseas markets is stable and as [US President Donald] Trump's government...