subject: Commentary Week Of Gallium And Germanium [print this page] Gallium Gallium
China metal market as a whole to stable operation of gallium-based, mainly due to the cost of the support, market transactions are still scarce,bismuth iii oxide properties, but subject to government influence to promote energy saving products, the current market prospects can still be gallium metal. The current price of 4N gallium metal at 4,000-4,200 yuan / kg, unchanged from a week earlier. Sources reflect the scarcity of market transactions, the buyer based care.
In addition, the market supply continues to shrink, manufacturers and more looking forward to a new round of price increases, but the market is still uncertainty can not be ignored, no significant improvement in the temporary closing.
Meanwhile, the gallium export market is still poor, the price is hovering around 620-640 U.S. dollars / kg, higher than the CIS countries, compared to at least 20 dollars / kg,bismuth trioxide, so obviously inadequate competition,type of bismuth iii oxide, lack of business confidence naturally.
Current businesses more cautious wait and see attitude, being tended to focus on China's domestic market operations.
Germanium
Recent changes in the market in China is not metal germanium, the current price stability 4N germanium metal in 6,800-7,000 yuan / kg, unchanged from a week earlier, the government energy-intensive high-polluting enterprises reform efforts are not reduced, addition, integration of resources and strategic purchasing and storage and other news face at a certain price support. City in short supply in view of germanium, a positive market outlook continues to call.
Germanium oxide, the current mainstream price of 4,400-4,600 yuan / kg,bismuth trioxide price, excluding the export tariffs of 5% over a week ago being flat. Some companies temporarily stopped this part of the business, said there is no profit to speak of the current production, manufacturers tend to keep stock temporarily, to be even higher profits.
