Resumen de Speciality product prices outstrip mineral values in traditional volume markets
Antimony trioxide (typically 99.5% Sb[subscript]2 O[subscript]3, 5-tonne lots) prices listed on the IM Prices Database stand at $8,650-8,750/tonne on a CIF Antwerp Rotterdam basis, while the same grade (20 tonne lots) is priced at $8,750-8,850/tonne FOB China.
A US-based source who preferred not to be named told IM that they did not think SQM would bring prices down. "They don't need to," the source said. "Plus, they've got their production costs to think about - and it's getting more and more expensive to mine in Chile right now," they added.
Values for 92% min MgO Chinese DBM fell by 10-30% to $320-400/tonne from $410-450/tonne and by a similar magnitude for 94-95% MgO material, to $350-450/tonne, from $450-480/tonne (FOB China).
