Antimony Day 2026 Targets Europe's Processing Bottleneck as China Controls the Refining Chokepoint

Highlights

• China produced an estimated 182,000 tonnes of refined antimony metal in 2024, leveraging refining dominance over mine supply alone.
• Tajikistan mined 22,000 tonnes of antimony in 2024 and shipped 100% of its concentrate exports to Chinese refineries.
• China's 2024 export restrictions caused U.S. antimony prices to more than double in 2025, exposing Western supply chain vulnerability.
• Europe's Critical Raw Materials Act targets 40% domestic processing by 2030, but feedstock, metallurgy, and capital gaps remain unsolved.
• Antimony Day 2026 convenes in Brussels on November 24–25 to address the Western processing bottleneck with policymakers, industry, and investors.