SMM March 20 News: According to comprehensive information from multiple market sources, Yuntong Technology recently held a tender for its selenium powder with 99.5% purity. Reports indicate that the tender was successfully concluded. Based on various market sources, the specific transaction price is currently around 245 yuan/kg. Many market insiders suggest that this result indeed reflects strong trading sentiment in the selenium powder market, and the price trend is expected to remain relatively strong in the near term.

SMM March 20 News: According to an official announcement from Qingdao Manganese Series Investment Partnership (Limited Partnership), it invites qualified bidders to submit sealed bids for the selenium dioxide project for electrolytic manganese production. Component requirements: SeO₂ ≥ 98%. Total tender quantity: Approximately 169 tons. Bid deadline: 9:00 AM (Beijing Time), March 23, 2026.

SMM March 11 News: According to official sources from Baiyin Nonferrous Group Co., Ltd., the company plans to sell 33 tons of crude selenium. The pricing mechanism will be based on bidding for the premium/discount. The minimum premium is set at 10,500 RMB/ton. This project requires three registered participants to proceed with the bidding. The registration deadline is 5:00 PM on March 16, 2026, and the bidding is scheduled to start at 3:00 PM on March 17, 2026. Given the recent positive trading conditions for crude selenium tenders, with relatively high transaction prices, market insiders anticipate that the outcome of this premium bidding will be worth watching.

SMM, March 11: According to official news from Baiyin Nonferrous Group Co., Ltd., Baiyin Nonferrous Group Co., Ltd. plans to sell 33 mt of crude selenium, with pricing based on bidding for premiums through auction. The floor premium is 10,500 yuan/mt. This project requires registration by three parties before the auction can proceed normally. The registration deadline is 17:00 on March 16, 2026. Bidding will begin at 15:00 on March 17, 2026. As recent market transaction results for crude selenium tenders have been relatively strong, with high transaction prices, market participants expect the premium auction results this time to be worth looking forward to.

SMM February 24 News: According to market rumors, a major northern producer recently conducted a public sales tender for over 20 tons of crude selenium, which has drawn significant market attention. It is rumored that the tender ultimately concluded successfully with all bids fulfilled. Although the official transaction price has not been disclosed, market participants involved in the bidding revealed that the final transaction price was no less than 185 yuan/kg.

SMM February 24 News: According to market rumors, the recent open sales tender for over 20 mt of crude selenium by a major northern plant, which has drawn market attention, is said to have been fully and smoothly concluded. Although the official transaction price is not disclosed, sources from some market participants involved in the bidding revealed that the final actual transaction price was no less than 185 yuan/kg. Market participants indicated that, based on the tender results for selenium, the price is indeed not low and may even be considered to have set a new high. This suggests that the upward trend in selenium prices continues unabated, indicating that crude selenium market resources remain relatively tight, and buying interest from end-users and speculative buyers shows no signs of weakening.

On June 13, at the 2025 SMM (13th) Minor Metal Industry Conference - Rare and Scattered Metals Forum (Indium, Germanium, Gallium, Bismuth, Selenium, Tellurium), hosted by Shandong Humon Smelting Co., Ltd. and SMM Information & Technology Co., Ltd., Long Wensheng, General Manager of Changsha Aochang Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd., elaborated on "The Current Application Status and Future Prospects of Minor Metal Selenium.

Selenium is a chemical element with the symbol Se and atomic number 34. It is a non-metal that exists in several different forms or allotropes. The most stable form is a dense purplish-gray semimetallic form, which conducts electricity better in the light than in the dark, making it a coveted component in various industrial applications. Given its unique properties, Selenium is utilized in a range of sectors, from technology to healthcare, making it a highly valuable element.

SMM May 16 News: After a period of stable consolidation in the domestic selenium product market prices, entering the first half of May, the demand from the terminal sector continued to show a weak off-season trend. Additionally, many manufacturers began to tender for crude selenium, causing the overall selenium prices to weaken slightly. However, as the current selenium prices are at a historical low over the past three years, the overall cost of selenium restricts many manufacturers from further reducing their selling prices, especially for selenium powder and selenium ingots. Nevertheless, due to the recent increase in tenders for selenium products such as crude selenium in the market, the prices of crude selenium and selenium dioxide have still weakened. According to official news from Daye Nonferrous Metals Group Holding Co., Ltd., 15 mt (metal content) of crude selenium, which was recently put up for public sale, has been successfully traded. SMM learned that the official starting price was 140,000 yuan/mt (metal content), and market rumors suggest that the difference between the starting price and the final transaction price was relatively small. According to official news from Guangxi Nanko Copper Co., Ltd., bidding sales for 4,000 kg of selenium ingots (99.99%) under its banner began today. The specifications and model are as follows: Cu: ≤0.0003; Hg: ≤0.0003; As: ≤0.0005; Sb: ≤0.0005; Te: ≤0.0010; Fe: ≤0.0010; Pb: ≤0.0005; Ni: ≤0.0005; Bi: ≤0.0005; Mg: ≤0.0008; Al: ≤0.0008; Si: ≤0.0009; B: ≤0.0005; S: ≤0.004; Sn: ≤0.0005; total impurity content: ≤0.01, packaged in wooden boxes. The official starting price was not disclosed. The deadline for this quotation is 10:50 on May 16, 2025. Currently, market participants are closely monitoring the ongoing and future tender situations. At present, the average price of SMM crude selenium is 142.5 yuan/kg, the average price of selenium dioxide is 117.5 yuan/kg, the average price of 99.9% selenium powder is 195 yuan/kg, and the average price of 99.99% selenium powder is 280 yuan/kg.

SMM June 18 news: According to unconfirmed market information, Daye Nonferrous Metals recently sold 25 mt of crude selenium with a metal content of approximately 91% through public auction. The final transaction price was over 105,000 yuan/mt (metal content), and the successful bidder, a company in southwestern China, took the entire lot.