SHANGHAI, May 31 (SMM) – The followings are SMM Ranking by Metal Price Increase in May.
Base Metals
Name	Unit	Last Month's Average Prices	This Month's Average Prices	+/- %
#0 zinc ingot	RMB/mt	22,042	22,372	1.49%
#1 tin ingot	RMB/mt	141,458	140,850	-0.43%
A00 aluminum ingot	RMB/mt	13,996	13,807	-1.35%
#1 refined copper	RMB/mt	46,336	45,456	-1.90%
#1 lead ingot	RMB/mt	16,524	15,931	-3.58%
#1 refined nickel	RMB/mt	80,281	76,443	-4.78%
Source：SMM
Minor Metals
Name	Unit	Last Month's Average Prices	This Month's Average Prices	+/- %
Titanium sponge	RMB/kg	59	63	7.69%
Tellurium	RMB/kg	407	422	3.53%
#1 tungsten bar	RMB/kg	242	249	2.61%
#2 antimony ingot	RMB/mt	57,528	58,825	2.25%
Silicon metal	RMB/mt	11,222	11,290	0.60%
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
Niobium	RMB/kg	525	525	0
#1 molybdenum	RMB/kg	208	207	-0.30%
Selenium powder	RMB/kg	343	342	-0.31%
Germanium ingot	RMB/kg	7,300	7,265	-0.48%
Indium	RMB/kg	1,287	1,277	-0.75%
#1 chromium	RMB/mt	62,000	61,300	-1.13%
EMM	RMB/mt	13,600	13,365	-1.73%
Refined bismuth	RMB/mt	74,125	72,663	-1.97%
#1 magnesium ingot	RMB/mt	15,600	15,213	-2.48%
Refined cobalt	RMB/mt	384,917	369,775	-3.93%
Gallium	RMB/kg	798	746	-6.52%
#0 cadmium ingot and bar	RMB/mt	15,283	13,510	-11.60%
Arsenic metal	RMB/mt	12,000	10,000	-16.67%
Source：SMM
Rare Earth
Name	Unit	Last Month's Average Prices	This Month's Average Prices	+/- %
Europium oxide	RMB/kg	468	558	19.29%
Terbium oxide	RMB/kg	3,311	3,464	4.61%
Cerium oxide	RMB/mt	12,500	13,060	4.48%
Cerium metal	RMB/mt	32,500	33,925	4.38%
Didymium oxide	RMB/mt	284,389	293,775	3.30%
Praseodymium-neodymium alloy	RMB/mt	363,278	374,275	3.03%
Neodymium metal	RMB/mt	355,556	365,650	2.84%
Neodymium oxide	RMB/mt	278,750	285,325	2.36%
Lanthanum metal	RMB/mt	33,250	34,000	2.26%
Praseodymium oxide	RMB/mt	362,944	367,375	1.22%
Lanthanum oxide	RMB/mt	14,250	14,355	0.74%
Praseodymium metal	RMB/mt	460,222	462,000	0.39%
Dysprosium oxide	RMB/kg	1,217	1,219	0.15%
Battery grade misch metal	RMB/mt	125,000	125,000	0
Source：SMM
Precious Metals
Name	Unit	Last Month's Average Prices	This Month's Average Prices	+/- %
Palladium	RMB/g	202	201	-0.69%
Gold	RMB/g	284	278	-2.14%
Platinum	RMB/g	232	224	-3.51%
Silver	RMB/kg	4,144	3,957	-4.51%
Source：SMM
Scraps
Name	Unit	Last Month's Average Prices	This Month's Average Prices	+/- %
US brass (in container)	RMB/mt	33,589	33,755	0.49%
Bare bright copper	RMB/mt	44,617	44,050	-1.27%
Tense	RMB/mt	11,133	10,903	-2.07%
Aluminum extrusion	RMB/mt	10,183	9,835	-3.42%
US #2 copper	RMB/mt	43,744	42,190	-3.55%
Source：SMM

SMM Ranking by Metal Price Increase (Month)2017.05

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