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Magnesium

MG · Minor & Specialty Metals · OTC · Quoted in USD/t
2,500.00 USD/t
-350.00 (-12.28%) vs prior
Annual avg, USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026, 2025
Annual averages · from 2021-12-31

Origin markets

Benchmark: Magnesium ingot (99.9%), FOB China. The same tonne prices differently by origin — freight, quality, sanctions and policy set the differential. Deep dive →

OriginBasisMarket note
🇨🇳
China (FOB)
China · ~85-90% supply
FOBBenchmarkShaanxi Pidgeon-process supply dominates
🇺🇸
US (US Magnesium)
USA · sole domestic
DeliveredSole US producer — a steep domestic premium
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Europe delivered
Europe · AD + energy
DeliveredAnti-dumping duties plus strategic restocking
🇮🇱
Israel / Brazil
Israel · minor supply
FOBSmall non-China supply

Origin notes are qualitative context. Dollar differentials are not shown, because no public differential series is attached.

Track physical flows on the live vessel map →
Open
2,850.00
Range high
2,850.00
Range low
2,500.00
Prev Close
2,850.00
1W
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1M
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1Y
-22.84%
5Y
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Exchange
OTC

6-month range

Annualised volatility 15%
Low 2,500.00Now 2,500.00 · 0%High 5,206.00

In other units

Converted from 2,500.00 USD/t · indicative FX

USD/kg
2.500
USD/lb
1.134
EUR/t · FX conversion, not an exchange quote
2,300.00
CNY/t · FX conversion, not an exchange quote
18,125.00

About Magnesium

Magnesium is traded in the minor & specialty metals segment. The series on this page is the named public source, not a live feed. Physical parcels of Magnesium can be sourced or placed through the Off Market desk, listed openly on the Marketplace, or intermediated by a specialist broker.

Minor & Specialty MetalsOTCUSD/t-12.28% vs prior