Antimony metal and trioxide: down and up

• Autores: Martim Facada
• Localización: Industrial Minerals, ISSN 0019-8544, Nº. 597, 2017 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Octubre-Noviembre)
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Antimony metal and trioxide markets have experienced high volatility in recent years as China's clampdown on pollution forces production halts in the major-producing areas. More stoppages are anticipated.

    Policies to control pollution in China have been a game changer for the country's antimony industry in the past two years.

    The city of Lengshuijiang, and its wider home province of Hunan in central China, are known as the antimony capitals of the world and both have been affected by the government's clampdown on pollution since 2015.

    Despite this, China remains the world's biggest producer of antimony, accounting for around 80% of global production.

    Because antimony metal is used as a feedstock for antimony trioxide, its pricing has a direct effect on the price of the chemical, which is used in flame retardants, heat stabilising materials and lead-acid batteries.