近日中國釩品出口價格提升及供應不斷緊縮，8月6日周三歐洲釩鐵產品價格明顯上調。
Metal Bulletin's quotation moved up to $25.50-26.25 per kg from $24.70-25.60 previously, prompting surprise from some corners.
根據《MB》報價顯示，周三歐洲釩鐵價格由之前的24.70-25.60美元提升至25.50-26.25美元/千克，使其他觀望的商家感到吃驚。
"The jump in the [prices] people are offering is very high. There is demand and we don't have any material to offer in August," a producer said.
一位生產商說：“商家對外報價瞬間提升很多，場內雖有需求，但8月份沒有任何可供應的原料”。
"Historically, you would see prices coming down in August. This is the first time prices have gone up like this and it is unusual," the producer added.
“根據以往的情況來看，8月份產品價格通常會處于跌勢。但是，本年的表現較為不尋常，產品價格出現拉漲這還是第一次”，這位生產商說。
The move has been driven largely by traders, as they respond to higher offer prices coming from China. It initially prompted suggestions that a two-tier market may be emerging, with consumers at one end and traders at the other.
這種情況被貿易商操縱，以應對中國出口產品價格提升。起初人們認為，“一端是貿易商、另一端是采購商”的雙邊市場可能會出現。
Although that gap appears to be closing, as at least one consumer purchased a relatively large amount of material towards the top end of the range, traders are now coming back into the market with still higher offers.
盡管這一差距似乎不太可能出現，因為至少有某個消費者以區間高位價格購買了相對大量的材料，交易商現在回歸市場，并且對外報價處于較高水平。
"I think the main story is from China - it's as though the Chinese [sellers] woke up. We're offering [above $26.50] currently," a trader said.
“我認為主要的原因在于中國市場—好像中國賣家覺醒了。目前我們提供的報價都在26.50美元以上”，一位商家表示。
A second trader added that availability is being squeezed, as very little new production is entering the spot market in Europe.
另一位商家說，市場可供貨源較少，新增產量正在進入歐洲現貨市場。
"Regardless of which producer [we talk about], everybody on the production side is [out]," he said.
“無論我們談論的是哪邊的生產商，大家無貨可供”，他說。
"I've heard [some of them] are dabbling in the spot market to cover in material for long term contracts. On the Chinese side, they're very [tight] as well," he added.
“我聽說他們中的一些人在現貨市場中做長線交易。在中國方面,貨源供應也較緊張”，他補充道。
Supply from all over the world is limited, the trader said, and market participants are likely to find it difficult to pick up firm offers as sellers hold back material.
這位商家透露，全球的釩品供應相對有限，商家低價拒出，且市場參與者會發現他們很難接受釩企的報價，買賣僵持嚴重。
Vanadium pentoxide prices remained static at $5.10-5.50 per lb, although there has been some suggestion that there could be some additional movement in the coming days.
五氧化二釩產品價格保持不變，維持在5.10 -5.50美元/磅，不過有商家認為后期會有小幅波動的可能。
（原文翻譯自英國《金屬導報》，如有疑問請參照原文為主）