Antimony: Relationships

Every element and industry that Antimony is linked to, and how. Each pair has its own card explaining the relationships between the two.

• Lead: Antimony hardens lead for battery grids and ammunition, and much of it is recovered from scrap batteries at lead smelters, so the lead-acid battery chain is both a main user and a main recycled source of antimony; antimony prices more than doubled in 2025 after China's 2024 export curbs. (researched)