According to SMM's assessment, China's production of first-grade sodium pyroantimonate in March 2025 is expected to increase by approximately 30.65% MoM. This rebound follows several consecutive months of significant declines. Many market participants consider this a normal phenomenon, as the continuous rise in antimony prices since the end of February has led many sodium pyroantimonate producers to increase their prices. With improved profitability, interest in securing orders from glass manufacturers has also grown. Several producers attributed the increased production in March to higher order volumes. Detailed data shows that among SMM's 11 surveyed producers, two were either shut down or in the commissioning phase in March, while the remaining six to seven producers primarily reported production growth, with a few experiencing declines, resulting in an overall increase in production. Market participants anticipate that the national sodium pyroantimonate production in April is unlikely to see a significant increase compared to March, with a higher probability of remaining flat or increasing slightly.
Note: SMM has been publishing its national sodium pyroantimonate production assessment since July 2023. Thanks to SMM's high coverage rate in the antimony industry, the survey includes 11 sodium pyroantimonate producers across five provinces, with a total sample capacity exceeding 75,000 mt and a coverage rate of 99%.
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