Increasing quantities of antimony are being used in Switzerland for an ever broader range of applications. Antimony is mainly used today in the following types of products: (1) metal products such as batteries and ammunition; (2) non-metal products such as catalysers and stabilisers in plastics, glass and brake linings; and (3) brominated and chlorinated flame-proofing agents. The substance flow analysis in this report is primarily based on published data. It describes the products and routes via which antimony was imported into Switzerland, utilised, disposed of and exported, in the course of 2001. The findings permit an assessment of the quantities of this element (which has a toxicological profile similar to that of arsenic) that are released into the environment, and the extent to which pollution of the soil with antimony is increasing. Mit deutscher Zusammenfassung - avec résumé en français - con riassunto in italiano.