Supply Antimony Trioxide Twinkling Star Brand in regular

We are able to offer the following Antimony Trioxide Twinkling Star Brand price from Hsikwangshan Twinkling Star
Origin: China
Quantity (MT): 40-100mt in regular
FOB Price: USD5700/MT
Loading Port: Huangpu,port,China.
Specifications:
SB2O3: 99.5% min,PB: 0.1% max,AS: 0.06% max,FE: 0.06% max,CU: 0.06% max,SE: 0.005%max
Size: 0,5-0.9um
Packing: 25kg bags of 1MT each
Date Posted: 17th,Nov, 2009.
Price and availability subject to confirmation. This price quoted supersedes all previous prices.
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Manganese flake demand increases a bit

BEIJING (Asian Metal) 27 Nov 09 – Participants reported to Asian Metal that more inquiries from both domestic and foreign customers are reported and trading volume is larger than before. Meantime, domestic supply is sufficient and manganese price remains firm.
A Hunan-based manganese flake smelter, with an output of 4,500tpm, revealed that more inquiries from overseas consumers are received these days, but he does not make any deals this week with an offer of USD2,600/t FOB since last 300t deal concluded late last week at USD2,540/t FOB with a Japanese customer. "Demand from foreign markets increases a bit this month, and my export volume in November is 500t, but only 300t last month," said the source.
According to the source, manganese price is RMB13,700-13,800/t (USD2,006-2,020/t) ex works and profit of domestic market is higher than that of export deals. Providing the quantity and bids from overseas markets are not favorable, he would rather do domestic businesses. Meanwhile, most suppliers are unwilling to sell and believe the price will rise continuously, but supply is not tight.
Another Hunan-based manganese flake smelter, who has an output of 1,200 tons per month, disclosed to Asian Metal that she made some deals of more than 500t late last week at RMB13,600/t (USD1,991/t) ex works and now is fulfilling the orders with no inventories on hand. "Manganese price rebounds to RMB13,700-13,800/t (USD2,006-2,020/t) ex works for the moment, and more inquiries are received, but I have no materials on hand," shared the source.
According to source, most smelters don't have much stock on hand, but it is not difficult for consumers to replenish materials for the moment. She anticipates there is still a little room for manganese price to rise in the end of year.

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To properly control exploitation of China’s superior mineral resources

As for China's superior mineral resources, Ministry of Land and Resources said that mining rights should be arranged orderly through an effective and rational planning, properly controlling the total exploitation to promote global market equilibrium and stable development.
Liu Lian, the minister of Mineral Exploitation Division, Ministry of Land and Resources, revealed in the "Mining Rights Management Symposium", that twelve departments including Ministry of Land and Resources jointly recently issued a document that the integration of mineral resource exploitation is being carried out across the country. This project is currently an important task for administrative management of mining, and will last for one year, with the target to further optimize the structure and layout of China's mineral resources exploitation.
Liu Lian plotted out three categories for the important mineral resources in China: lacking mineral resources, superior mineral resources, and primarily balanced mineral resources.
Liu Lian said that the exploitation of lacking mineral resources should be reinforced, namely to set down the incentive and supportive policies for China's lacking mineral resources, improve the protection level in domestic market, and reduce external dependence. Meanwhile, the exploitation of primarily balanced mineral resources that can be guaranteed a basic balance between supply and demand, such as coal, uranium, gold, etc. should be optimized.
Official statistics shows that external dependence of iron ore in China has been reduced to 51.7% in 2007, while it was 56.7% in 2005.
For chromium, nickel, manganese, potassium and other lacking mineral resources, Ministry of Land and Resources previously requested to strengthen the evaluation of domestic resource potential and tackle the problem of seeking mines; meanwhile to increase foreign share, encourage domestic enterprises to increase the intensity of shares of foreign mining companies, seek a stable the international market allocation environment, and to control the external dependence within 60%-95%.
For China's superior mineral resources, Liu Lian said that mining rights should be arranged orderly through an effective and rational planning, properly controlling the total exploitation to promote global market equilibrium and stable development.
"National Mineral Resource Planning (2008 ~ 2015)" has regulated that the output of China's minerals that has export superiority should be limited in order to maintain their value; besides to strictly control of mining rights, strengthen the export quota management, and prohibit excesses exploitation and export.
Tungsten, antimony, rare earth ore mineral resources is important superior mineral resources in China, and the reserves, production, exports of them are highest in the world over the years, holding an important position in the international market.
Land Department in May issued a notice this year, and the total exploitation volumes of tungsten ore, antimony, rare earth mining is clarified. It is said that this is the first time that China implements regulations to supervise the total exploitation volumes of antimony.
This notification regulated that the control target of total exploitation volumes of tungsten concentrates is 68555t, antimony 90180t and rare earth 82320t in 2009.

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Manganese flake offers go up slightly in China

BEIJING (Asian Metal) 20 Nov 09 – Participants reported to Asian Metal that manganese offers go up slightly while the electricity price rises in winter and the ore resources will be tight in the near future. Inquiries from downstream market increase these two days, and most smelters feel a bit reluctant to sell.
A Guangxi-based manganese flake smelter, with an output of 1,000tpm, disclosed to Asian Metal that manganese flake price goes up to RMB13,400/t (USD1,962/t) ex works but no deals are concluded these two days at this price level. With the production cost rising, the electricity price has risen during the forth quarter in Guangxi province. The source believes the price will go up continuously in the end of year.
According to the source, the manganese flake production is reducing and about 60% of smelters are in operation. Meanwhile, inquiries increase slightly these two days. "I finalized three deals of 100t with Japan customers this month at USD2,500-2,550/t FOB," shared the source, forecasting the demand will increase in the future.
A Xiangxi-based manganese flake smelter, who has an output of 1,500tpm, revealed to Asian Metal that he made a deal of 60t at RMB13,300/t (USD1,947/t) ex works yesterday and the price goes up by RMB100-200/t (USD15-29/t) compared with that a few days ago. "The demand for manganese has not increase yet but more inquiries are received," said the source, holding an optimistic attitude towards the price to go up in the coming days.
According to the source, the production is reducing due to the high cost while the ore materials will be tight in winter. Some who depend on buying ore maintain the production with thin profit. The source claimed that most smelters have little stock and feel a bit reluctant to sell, with the production cost rising.

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Supply Antimony Trioxide Twinkling Star Brand in regular

We are able to offer the following Antimony Trioxide Twinkling Star Brand price from Hsikwangshan Twinkling Star
Origin: China
Quantity (MT): 40-100mt in regular
FOB Price: USD5750/MT
Loading Port: Huangpu,port,China.
Specifications:
SB2O3: 99.5% min,PB: 0.1% max,AS: 0.06% max,FE: 0.06% max,CU: 0.06% max,SE: 0.005%max
Size: 0,5-0.9um
Packing: 25kg bags of 1MT each
Date Posted: 17th,Nov, 2009.
Price and availability subject to confirmation. This price quoted supersedes all previous prices.
CNF prices also available,please email us for further details:samjiefu@gmai.com

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China's raw material industry reports increase in value added

China's raw material industry value added increased 13 percent year on year in July, two percentage points higher than the growth in June, according to statistics of the Ministry of Industry and Information.

In the first seven months of this year, the raw material industry's value added grew 7.8 percent year on year, compared to the 6.9 percent registered in the first half.

Among the industry's various sectors, metallurgy quickly fired back into shape with its value added rising 14 percent year on year in July. This marked a 5.6 percentage point improvement from that of June.

In terms of specific products, crude steel output amounted to 50.68 million tons, up 12.6 percent year on year. The daily output averaged at 1.64 million tons.

The output of steel products reached 60.91 million tons in July, up 19.4 percent year on year.

Within the year's first seven months, the output of crude steel and steel products recorded 317.31 million tons and 377.84 million tons, respectively, up 2.9 percent and 7.6 percent.

In terms of foreign trade, steel products had suffered declining exports, but were able to enjoy higher imports.

In July, China exported 1.81 million tons of steel, down 74.9 percent year on year in crude steel equivalence. It imported 1.74 million tons of steel and 570,000 tons of billet, up 57.2 percent year on year in crude steel equivalence.

In the first seven months of this year, China imported 11.16 million tons of steel and 10,000 tons of billet, down 67.6 percent year on year equivalent to 11.88 million tons of crude steel. The import volume of steel and billet stacked up to 9.88 million and 3.23 million tons, respectively, up 31.3 percent equivalent to 13.74 million tons of crude steel.

Steel inventories began rising in July after falling month on month since March, as statistics from China Iron and Steel Association show. At the end of July, the inventories of five key steel products in 26 major cities reached 9.44 million tons, up 480,000 tons, or 5.4 percent, month on month.

The inventories of steel wire accumulated the highest gain of 14.5 percent month on month, while that of hot rolling and deformed steel bars edged up 7.1 percent and 5.4 percent, respectively.

Steel prices on the domestic market rose rapidly. The steel aggregate price index hit 110.15 at the end of July, driving back up 15.14 points, or 15.9 percent, from the bottom of 2009. The prices of 6.5mm carbon steel wire rods, 10mm medium plates, 0.5mm hot rolled sheet and 0.5mm cold rolled sheet amounted to 4,073 yuan/ton, 4,073 yuan/ton, 4,419 yuan/ton and 5,373 yuan/ton, respectively, up 10.9 percent, 9.2 percent, 3.5 percent and 10.3 percent over the previous month.

In addition, imports of iron ore sand continued to soar. Customs statistics show that China imported 58.08 million tons of iron ore sand in July, up 46.8 percent year on year and 5 percent month on month. In the January to July period, the imported volume accumulated to 360 million tons, up 31.8 percent year on year. The bountiful importation led to an overstock in ports, casting a negative influence on the market's production and distribution orders.

Meanwhile, iron ore fines increased. On July 31, Indian iron ore fines at the Port of Qingdao increased 130 yuan/ton month on month to 780 yuan/ton.

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China rejects U.S., EU, Mexican requests for WTO panel on raw materials

China on Thursday rejected requests made by the United States, the European Union and Mexico to establish a WTO expert panel to investigate and rule on so-called Chinese restrictions of raw materials exportation.

At a meeting of the WTO's dispute settlement body, the Chinese delegation reiterated that "its measures related to exportation are consistent with the principles and rules of the WTO," and the country "consistently respects and abides by the WTO rules and its own commitments."

China is disappointed that the three complainants choose to move forward with requests for panel establishment at this meeting ... and is not in a position to agree to the establishment of a panel at this time," the delegation said.

The United States has accused China of restricting exports of " numerous raw materials critical to U.S. manufactures and workers," thus violating WTO rules. The materials at issue include coke, bauxite, fluorspar, magnesium, silicon metal and zinc.

The EU joined the United States in filing WTO complaints on the matter in June, and they were later joined by Mexico.

Two rounds of consultations were held in July and September between China and the three complainants, but they failed to resolve the problem.

Requesting a panel is the next step in the WTO dispute settlement process after consultations fail. According to procedures, a panel request can only be blocked once, and if the three complainants choose to made a second request at a later date, a panel would be set up automatically.

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