From July 26 to July 30, 2021, the market price of antimony ingots in East China was temporarily stable, with the price at 60000 yuan / ton at the beginning of the week and 65500 yuan / ton at the end of the week, an increase of 9.17%.

On August 1, the antimony commodity index was 91.18, the same as yesterday, down 10.89% from the highest point of 102.32 in the cycle (October 16, 2012), and up 94.08% from the lowest point of 46.98 on December 24, 2015（ Note: the period refers to the period from September 8, 2012 to now).

This week, the market price of antimony ingots continued to operate steadily upward, and the price increase mentality of manufacturers was strong. Most manufacturers were reluctant to sell. There was news in the market that the import of antimony ore would be limited in the next half of the year, and the duration might reach the end of the 21st year. Driven by the tight expectation of raw materials, the enterprise’s intention to raise prices was high.

According to the price monitoring of the business community, in the list of commodity prices rising and falling in the 30th week of 2021 (7.26-7.30), there are 17 kinds of commodities rising month on month in the non-ferrous sector, including 6 kinds of commodities rising by more than 5%, accounting for 27.3% of the monitored commodities in the sector; The top three commodities were metal praseodymium (10.88%), antimony (9.17%) and praseodymium oxide (8.47%). There were three kinds of commodities with month on month decline, and the top three products were lead (- 1.98%), cobalt (- 1.14%) and zinc (- 0.53%). The average rise and fall this week was 2.99%, and most of the nonferrous market prices rose this week.

As of July 30, the domestic market 2# antimony ingot was 66500 yuan / ton, 1# antimony ingot was 68500 yuan / ton, and 0# antimony ingot was 69500 yuan / ton.

The business agency believes that the continuous rise in the price of antimony ingots in July is mainly due to the shortage of raw materials, which is similar to the sharp rise at the beginning of the year. At present, the market inquiry is more enthusiastic than that in the early stage, which enhances the manufacturers’ confidence in supporting the price. It is expected that the price of antimony ingot will still have upward space in the short term.