| SHANGHAI, May 13 (SMM) – The followings are SMM Ranking by Metal Price Increase in the week ending May 13. | ||||
| Base Metals | ||||
| Name | Unit | Last Week's Average Prices | This Week's Average Prices | +/- % |
| #0 zinc ingot | RMB/mt | 14,925 | 14,822 | -0.69% |
| #1 tin ingot | RMB/mt | 112,063 | 111,200 | -0.77% |
| #1 lead ingot | RMB/mt | 13,094 | 12,950 | -1.10% |
| #1 refined copper | RMB/mt | 36,949 | 35,770 | -3.19% |
| A00 aluminum ingot | RMB/mt | 12,593 | 12,124 | -3.72% |
| #1 refined nickel | RMB/mt | 71,800 | 68,320 | -4.85% |
| Source：SMM | ||||
| Minor Metals | ||||
| Name | Unit | Last Week's Average Prices | This Week's Average Prices | +/- % |
| Lithium metal | RMB/mt | 625,000 | 655,000 | 4.80% |
| #1 tungsten bar | RMB/kg | 235 | 238 | 1.06% |
| #2 antimony ingot | RMB/mt | 36,750 | 36,950 | 0.54% |
| Beryllium | RMB/kg | 5,750 | 5,750 | 0 |
| #1 chromium | RMB/mt | 54,500 | 54,500 | 0 |
| Potassium | RMB/mt | 90,000 | 90,000 | 0 |
| Gallium | RMB/kg | 710 | 710 | 0 |
| Indium | RMB/kg | 1,425 | 1,425 | 0 |
| #1 molybdenum | RMB/kg | 178 | 178 | 0 |
| #0 cadmium ingot and bar | RMB/mt | 15,450 | 15,450 | 0 |
| Arsenic metal | RMB/mt | 12,000 | 12,000 | 0 |
| Niobium | RMB/kg | 625 | 625 | 0 |
| Titanium sponge | RMB/kg | 46 | 46 | 0 |
| #1 magnesium ingot | RMB/mt | 14,500 | 14,480 | -0.14% |
| EMM | RMB/mt | 10,250 | 10,200 | -0.49% |
| Refined cobalt | RMB/mt | 193,750 | 192,500 | -0.65% |
| Refined bismuth | RMB/mt | 60,375 | 59,800 | -0.95% |
| Silicon metal | RMB/mt | 11,050 | 10,900 | -1.36% |
| Germanium ingot | RMB/kg | 7,700 | 7,580 | -1.56% |
| Selenium powder | RMB/kg | 93 | 91 | -1.62% |
| Tellurium | RMB/kg | 280 | 274 | -2.14% |
| Source：SMM | ||||
| Rare Earth | ||||
| Name | Unit | Last Week's Average Prices | This Week's Average Prices | +/- % |
| Terbium oxide | RMB/kg | 2,456 | 2,830 | 15.22% |
| Neodymium metal | RMB/mt | 325,250 | 336,800 | 3.55% |
| Dysprosium oxide | RMB/kg | 1,263 | 1,295 | 2.57% |
| Praseodymium oxide | RMB/mt | 308,125 | 314,000 | 1.91% |
| Lanthanum oxide | RMB/mt | 13,063 | 13,250 | 1.44% |
| Neodymium oxide | RMB/mt | 259,875 | 263,500 | 1.39% |
| Didymium oxide | RMB/mt | 265,875 | 269,200 | 1.25% |
| Praseodymium-neodymium alloy | RMB/mt | 340,250 | 344,500 | 1.25% |
| Cerium oxide | RMB/mt | 9,750 | 9,750 | 0 |
| Cerium metal | RMB/mt | 30,500 | 30,500 | 0 |
| Battery grade misch metal | RMB/mt | 125,000 | 125,000 | 0 |
| Lanthanum metal | RMB/mt | 29,500 | 29,500 | 0 |
| Praseodymium metal | RMB/mt | 460,000 | 460,000 | 0 |
| Europium oxide | RMB/kg | 410 | 410 | 0 |
| Source：SMM | ||||
| Precious Metals | ||||
| Name | Unit | Last Week's Average Prices | This Week's Average Prices | +/- % |
| Platinum | RMB/g | 240 | 238 | -0.46% |
| Gold | RMB/g | 269 | 267 | -0.63% |
| Palladium | RMB/g | 146 | 144 | -1.34% |
| Silver | RMB/kg | 3,725 | 3,665 | -1.61% |
| Source：SMM | ||||
| Scraps | ||||
| Name | Unit | Last Week's Average Prices | This Week's Average Prices | +/- % |
| US brass (in container) | RMB/mt | 26,575 | 26,100 | -1.79% |
| Bare bright copper | RMB/mt | 35,325 | 34,575 | -2.12% |
| US #2 copper | RMB/mt | 35,025 | 34,275 | -2.14% |
| Tense | RMB/mt | 10,175 | 9,780 | -3.88% |
| Aluminum extrusion | RMB/mt | 9,725 | 9,330 | -4.06% |
| Source：SMM | ||||
SMM Ranking by Metal Price Increase (Weekly)2016.05.13
The followings are SMM Ranking by Metal Price Increase in the week ending May 13.
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