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  • Chinese bismuth ingot prices rise continuously due to tightening availability

    2014-07-22 08:48:27   [Print]
    BEIJING (Asian Metal) 22 Jul 14 - Chinese bismuth ingot prices increased sharply in the recent several weeks and the unrelenting pressure was still caused by the meagre amounts of material.Asian Metal Copyright “We prepared some stocks in late June and early July when the prices showed signal of picking up.Asian Metal Copyright Until July 18th, the stocks of bismuth ingot in Fanya Exchange were 12,958.Asian Metal Copyright41-10.Asian Metal Copyright3 tons, increasing further by 391.Asian Metal Copyright63lb in late June and early July and did not add stocks recently.Asian Metal Copyright1 tons compared with the 12,639.Asian Metal Copyright1 tons compared with the 12,639.Asian Metal Copyright2 tons on July 11th.

    A consumer in China, with a regular consumption of around 30tpm for bismuth ingot, reported that they purchased large quantities of bismuth ingot at RMB142,000-145,000/t (USD10.41-10.63/lb) in late June and early July and did not add stocks recently. The offers from some regular suppliers increased to RMB150,000/t (USD11/lb) in the recent several days.Asian Metal Copyright41-10.Asian Metal Copyright The source noted that many suppliers claimed that they have no stocks now and do not make offers.

    “We prepared some stocks in late June and early July when the prices showed signal of picking up. The real demand for bismuth ingot was stable and it was mainly the stockpiling in some exchanges that pushed the prices up recently,” said the source.

    A major bismuth ingot trader in China claimed that they in total purchased around 30t of bismuth ingot at RMB149,000-150,000/t (USD10.92-11/lb) last week, an increase of around RMB1,500/t (USD0.11/lb) against the prices of the previous week.Asian Metal Copyright2 tons on July 11th.Asian Metal Copyright Moreover, it was hard to purchase bismuth ingot in large quantities and they could only get around 30-40 tons of bismuth per week in the past several weeks.

    The source noted that due to the shortage of stocks, they only dealt with regular orders recently and seldom received new orders from the spot market. He thinks that as a reaction to the tightening availability of material, Chinese bismuth ingot prices will increase further in the near future.Asian Metal Copyright11lb against the prices of the previous week.Asian Metal Copyright
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