Tightening supply continued to push European antimony prices higher last week while the Chinese market had begun to close down ahead of the upcoming Lunar New Year holidays.
Metal Bulletin assessed MMTA standard grade II antimony in-warehouse Rotterdam prices at $8,400-8,600 per tonne on Friday February 9, up from the midweek assessment of $8,300-8,500 per tonne.Trioxide grade antimony prices in-warehouse Rotterdam were assessed at $8,500-8,700 per tonne on February 9, up from the midweek assessment of $8,400-8,600 per tonne.Trioxide grade is trading at a premium to standard grade II for the first time since the end of last year."It's been a black hole in China since the beginning of the year....