Proposal to launch antimony trioxide 99.5% Sb2O3 min, exw China price assessment: pricing notice

Fastmarkets proposes to launch antimony trioxide 99.5% Sb2O3 min, exw China, yuan/tonne.

This price launch will broaden coverage of the antimony market, complementing existing Fastmarkets’ antimony offerings. The new China domestic price will provide market participants with an important additional reference point, capturing the unique dynamics of the Chinese market, particularly in the wake of antimony export controls that have raised the need for domestic market transparency.

Antimony trioxide 99.5% Sb2O3 min, exw China, yuan/tonne
Quality: White crystalline powder, Sb2O3 99.5% min, As 0.045% max, Pb 0.093% max, Fe 0.0042% max, Cu 0.0025% max, Se 0.005% max, Bi 0.002% max, Cd 0.0015% max
Quantity: Min 10 tonnes 
Location: Ex-works China
Timing: Spot
Unit: CNY per tonne
Payment terms: Cash, other terms normalized
Publication: Weekly on Friday 7pm Shanghai time

This price will be a part of the Fastmarkets industrial minerals package.

The consultation period for this proposed launch starts from February 27 and will end on April 10. The launch will take place, subject to market feedback, on April 17, 2026.

To provide feedback on this price or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter to this price, please contact pricing@fastmarkets.com and industrialminerals@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “re: [Antimony trioxide 99.5% Sb2O3 min, exw China, yuan/tonne].”

Please indicate if comments are confidential. Fastmarkets will consider all comments received and will make comments not marked as confidential available upon request.

To see all Fastmarkets pricing methodology and specification documents, go to the Fastmarkets methodology page.

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