SHANGHAI, Dec 30 (SMM) – The followings are SMM Ranking by Metal Price Increase in Dec.
Base Metals
Name	Unit	Last Month's Average Prices	This Month's Average Prices	+/- %
#1 lead ingot	RMB/mt	18,080	19,563	8.20%
#1 refined copper	RMB/mt	43,798	45,923	4.85%
#0 zinc ingot	RMB/mt	21,225	21,949	3.41%
#1 tin ingot	RMB/mt	145,534	146,761	0.84%
#1 refined nickel	RMB/mt	89,945	90,677	0.81%
A00 aluminum ingot	RMB/mt	14,660	13,163	-10.21%
Source：SMM
Minor Metals
Name	Unit	Last Month's Average Prices	This Month's Average Prices	+/- %
Tellurium	RMB/kg	258	365	41.37%
Selenium powder	RMB/kg	137	183	33.78%
EMM	RMB/mt	13,841	16,855	21.77%
Indium	RMB/kg	1,167	1,315	12.64%
Refined cobalt	RMB/mt	223,045	248,773	11.53%
Refined bismuth	RMB/mt	64,466	70,295	9.04%
Gallium	RMB/kg	899	969	7.74%
#1 chromium	RMB/mt	53,591	57,500	7.29%
Germanium ingot	RMB/kg	6,275	6,586	4.96%
#0 cadmium ingot and bar	RMB/mt	13,100	13,673	4.37%
Silicon metal	RMB/mt	10,873	11,339	4.29%
#1 molybdenum	RMB/kg	187	195	4.13%
Titanium sponge	RMB/kg	48	49	2.76%
#2 antimony ingot	RMB/mt	45,864	46,932	2.33%
Beryllium	RMB/kg	5,750	5,750	0
Lithium metal	RMB/mt	800,000	800,000	0
Potassium	RMB/mt	90,000	90,000	0
Arsenic metal	RMB/mt	12,000	12,000	0
Niobium	RMB/kg	525	525	0
#1 magnesium ingot	RMB/mt	17,234	16,986	-1.44%
#1 tungsten bar	RMB/kg	223	219	-1.53%
Source：SMM
Rare Earth
Name	Unit	Last Month's Average Prices	This Month's Average Prices	+/- %
Cerium oxide	RMB/mt	9,732	10,864	11.63%
Lanthanum oxide	RMB/mt	12,041	13,045	8.34%
Praseodymium-neodymium alloy	RMB/mt	319,432	335,886	5.15%
Lanthanum metal	RMB/mt	29,500	31,000	5.08%
Didymium oxide	RMB/mt	247,682	259,568	4.80%
Terbium oxide	RMB/kg	2,779	2,909	4.68%
Neodymium metal	RMB/mt	320,409	334,432	4.38%
Europium oxide	RMB/kg	380	395	3.95%
Cerium metal	RMB/mt	30,500	31,500	3.28%
Neodymium oxide	RMB/mt	254,000	258,455	1.75%
Praseodymium oxide	RMB/mt	317,273	321,977	1.48%
Dysprosium oxide	RMB/kg	1,215	1,228	1.05%
Battery grade misch metal	RMB/mt	125,000	125,000	0
Praseodymium metal	RMB/mt	460,000	460,000	0
Source：SMM
Precious Metals
Name	Unit	Last Month's Average Prices	This Month's Average Prices	+/- %
Palladium	RMB/g	175	180	3.10%
Silver	RMB/kg	4,050	3,992	-1.44%
Platinum	RMB/g	228	223	-1.97%
Gold	RMB/g	276	263	-4.44%
Source：SMM
Scraps
Name	Unit	Last Month's Average Prices	This Month's Average Prices	+/- %
US brass (in container)	RMB/mt	30,036	31,791	5.84%
Bare bright copper	RMB/mt	41,209	42,691	3.60%
US #2 copper	RMB/mt	39,036	40,305	3.25%
Tense	RMB/mt	11,264	10,818	-3.95%
Aluminum extrusion	RMB/mt	11,014	10,477	-4.87%
Source：SMM

SMM Ranking by Metal Price Increase (Month)2016.12

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