Calcium Gluconate Price Trend and Forecast

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Calcium Gluconate Price Trend for Second Half of 2023

Calcium gluconate is primarily used as a calcium supplement in the pharmaceutical and food industries. In the later sector, it also acts as a stabilizer and firming agent. Thus, these two downstream industries are the major drivers of the calcium gluconate market.

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Apart from the above-mentioned industrial sectors, the feedstock chemical salts also played a significant role in determining the trajectory of calcium gluconate price trends during the third and fourth quarters of 2023. The third quarter experienced a slight uptick in the prices based on these chemicals and the positive purchasing activities of the consumers.

The shortage in inventories and some disruptions in the supply chains also worked in favor of the calcium gluconate market, particularly in Asian countries. Further, a subtle decline in the production rates initially favored the upward momentum of calcium gluconate prices during the fourth quarter. But soon, with only a moderate number of new orders and stagnancy in domestic demand in Asian countries, the growth rate of calcium gluconate prices got constrained.

Analyst Insight

According to Procurement Resource, the price trend of Calcium Gluconate is expected to face the barrier of limited production activities and the wait-and-see approach of the downstream food and pharmaceutical industries in the upcoming quarters.

Calcium Gluconate Price Trend for the First Half of 2023

As the Calcium Gluconate is produced by enzymatic fermentation of glucose, the prices also vary with the prices of glucose. In the first half of the year 2023, a mixed price pattern was observed for Calcium Gluconate, especially in China; the prices inclined in the first quarter because of higher demands from the downstream pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals industries but declined in the second quarter as the inventories leveled up.

Other prominent markets like America and Europe operated with high inventory levels from the beginning, so the Calcium Gluconate prices dwelled on the lower side of the price curve here. Overall, the market was relatively weak throughout.

Analyst Insight

According to Procurement Resource, given the current uncertainties in the Calcium Gluconate market, prices are likely to remain fluctuating in the upcoming months as well.

Calcium Gluconate Price Trend for the Year 2022

Calcium Gluconate is a calcium salt used as a supplementary drug to treat calcium deficiency and cardiotoxicity. Calcium gluconate is produced by the enzymatic fermentation of glucose. So, the prices of feedstock glucose determine the price trend for Calcium Gluconate.

China is the biggest producer and exporter of Calcium Gluconate. So, the behaviour of the Chinese domestic market dictates the global outlook for calcium gluconate. With the re-emergence of Covid 19, the Chinese government implemented zero covid policies. A very strict lockdown was put in place and these policies affected the market, in general, irrespective of the sector.

The price trend for Calcium Gluconate remained high for the first half of 2022 because Chinese lockdowns put supplies under constraints and the supply chain disruptions disturbed all the logistics movements. On the other hand, in Europe war between Russia and Ukraine inflated the economy, so costs rose.

Prices of Calcium Gluconate showed similar behaviour for most of 2022, but things took a better turn around the final quarter of the year. Chinese lockdowns eased and freight mediums resumed operations. So, the market for Calcium Gluconate got sufficient supplies, and demands subsided thus pushing the prices down this time.

Analyst Insight

According to the Procurement Resource, the price trend for Calcium Gluconate are likely to display mixed behaviour in the coming quarter. As supplies are back and freight capabilities are also restored, the prices will heavily depend on the immediate market demand.

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