Indium price steady despite available cheap supply, weak downstream demand

The availability of cheaper alternative non-Chinese materials, coupled with weak downstream demand, put a brake on any possible rapid increase in the price of indium, Fastmarkets heard on Friday August 18.

This was despite the excitement caused by recent price gains on the Zhonglianjin E-Commerce platform (Zhonglianjin).

Fastmarkets’ twice-weekly price assessment for indium 99.99%, in-whs Rotterdam, was $242-305 per kg on...