Why has antimony tripled in 18 months?

China controls roughly 55% of mined antimony output and 80% of refined output. Beijing tightened export licensing in September 2024, forcing Western buyers into spot at any price. Western refining capacity is essentially zero outside a small Belgian facility; the Stibnite restart in Idaho is not expected before 2028.

What is antimony actually used for?

Roughly 50% of antimony demand goes to flame-retardant additives in plastics, ABS resin and textiles. Battery alloys (still dominant in SLI car batteries) take another 20-25%. The remainder is split between PV-glass clarification, semiconductor doping and specialty alloys. Substitution is technically difficult and economically prohibitive at most price points.

What is the current Antimoine price?

The current Antimoine spot price is $58,000/t, refreshed in real time on shortage.life from primary institutional sources. The shortage.life v3.2 stress index reading is 0.84 — see /methodology for how the composite is computed and how the components are weighted.

Antimony · MIN.ANTM — spot, stress and analysis

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Antimoine, et ce que la lecture signifie.

L'antimoine, essentiel aux retardateurs de flamme, aux amorces de munitions et au verre photovoltaïque. Les restrictions d'exportation chinoises ont triplé le prix.

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What is Antimoine?

Antimoine is a critical mineral used as a flame retardant in plastics and textiles, as a battery alloy in lead-acid cells, and as a clarifier in photovoltaic glass. Spot: $58,000/t, stress index 0.84 — top of shortage.life's 70+ commodity table.

L'antimoine, essentiel aux retardateurs de flamme, aux amorces de munitions et au verre photovoltaïque. Les restrictions d'exportation chinoises ont triplé le prix. À la dernière lecture, Antimoine affiche un cours au comptant de $58,000/t — un mouvement de ▲2.40% sur les vingt-quatre dernières heures et de ▲31.00% sur les trente derniers jours.

L'indice de stress v3.2 place MIN.ANTM à 0.84 — une lecture critical sur un composite qui combine la dynamique des prix, la couverture des stocks, la concentration des fournisseurs et l'exposition géopolitique. La mesure est recalculée à chaque cycle d'ingestion, et c'est la variation hebdomadaire qui mérite d'être suivie plutôt que le niveau absolu.

Pour les opérateurs, la question n'est pas le cours lui-même mais le tampon qui le soutient. Une lecture qui se resserre sur Antimoine se conjugue à tout incident sur une route de transit ou un producteur partagé, et la cascade est rarement linéaire. Les scénarios ci-dessous portent MIN.ANTM comme intrant explicite — chacun est simulé et revu au regard du profil d'exposition de cette matière première.

Frequently asked

Why has antimony tripled in 18 months?: China controls roughly 55% of mined antimony output and 80% of refined output. Beijing tightened export licensing in September 2024, forcing Western buyers into spot at any price. Western refining capacity is essentially zero outside a small Belgian facility; the Stibnite restart in Idaho is not expected before 2028.
What is antimony actually used for?: Roughly 50% of antimony demand goes to flame-retardant additives in plastics, ABS resin and textiles. Battery alloys (still dominant in SLI car batteries) take another 20-25%. The remainder is split between PV-glass clarification, semiconductor doping and specialty alloys. Substitution is technically difficult and economically prohibitive at most price points.
What is the current Antimoine price?: The current Antimoine spot price is $58,000/t, refreshed in real time on shortage.life from primary institutional sources. The shortage.life v3.2 stress index reading is 0.84 — see /methodology for how the composite is computed and how the components are weighted.

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Antimoine, et ce que la lecture signifie.

What is Antimoine?

Frequently asked

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