Ferric Sulfate Price Trend and Forecast

Ferric Sulfate Regional Price Overview

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Ferric Sulfate Price Trend for the Q3 of 2024

Asia

The Asian ferric sulfate market witnessed a significant price increase during Q3’24, driven by surging raw material costs, particularly for iron ore. Logistical challenges and supply chain disruptions, exacerbated by geopolitical tensions, limited the availability of ferric sulfate across the region.
 

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The sanctions on key suppliers like Russia and Belarus forced Asian producers to rely more on domestic production, leading to supply constraints and higher prices. China's central bank stimulus measures boosted iron ore demand, further elevating production costs for ferric sulfate manufacturers. Despite a slight slowdown in consumption, steady demand from water treatment and wastewater management sectors sustained the upward pricing trajectory in Asia.

Europe

The European ferric sulfate market mirrored the Asian trends, with prices exhibiting a significant increase in Q3’24. Escalating raw material costs, particularly for iron ore, directly impacted production expenses for European manufacturers. Supply network disruptions due to sanctions on Russia and Belarus compelled producers to rely more on domestic sources, leading to volume limitations and higher transportation costs. Logistical challenges and changing economic policies in the region further exacerbated the supply-side constraints, contributing to price inflation. Consistent demand from water treatment and wastewater management sectors supported the upward pricing trend in Europe.

North America

The North American market also experienced notable price increases during Q3’24, driven by rising raw material and energy costs. Logistical challenges, such as supply chain disruptions and transportation bottlenecks, further exacerbated the supply-side constraints, leading to limited availability and higher prices. Despite a slight slowdown in consumption, steady demand from water treatment and wastewater management sectors in the region sustained the upward pricing trajectory.

Analyst Insight

According to Procurement Resource, the price trend for Ferric Sulfate is expected remain optimistic in the coming quarters given the sustained demand, though the long-term trajectory will depend on the resolution of global economic and geopolitical factors.
 

Ferric Sulfate Price Trend for the First Half of 2024

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Asia

The market behavior of ferric sulfate is usually dependent on the price trajectories of its feedstock materials, sulfuric acid, and iron, along with the downstream demands from the consuming sectors. After the phase of low industrial activity in the previous months, the leather and pigment industries remained the primary consumers during this time. Both industries were struggling with supply overflow as the end consumer demands were bearish for the most part. Because of these below-average demands in the Asian markets, particularly China, the prices largely remained confined.

Amidst a downfall in crude oil costs, the feedstock rates were also unable to provide any substantial cost support. Slight normalization was observed in the latter phase of the quarter as the inventories started marking some space. The global slowdown in trade sentiments had its own impact on ferric sulfate prices. A majorly wavering price trajectory was seen in the Indian and Chinese ferric sulfate markets throughout H1’24.

Europe

In the European ferric sulfate market, the prices observed a varying trajectory for the most part. The supply and demand dynamics were able to strike some balance as they sustained somewhat stable market momentum. The market started inclining steadily as manufacturing started showing some limited yet much-needed improvement in the region. Rising iron prices pushed upstream manufacturing costs for producers.

The escalating supply chain issues were also worrisome for suppliers as they raised the storage and logistics charges as well along with the manufacturing costs. But, even after all this, the demands remained the pivotal factor. Since the market demands remained consistent, the market run also remained confined. In the United Kingdom’s ferric sulfate market, the monthly average prices went from about 357 USD/MT in January to around 383 USD/MT in June’24.

North America

The American ferric sulfate market mimicked its European equivalent during the said period of Q1 of 2024. The price graph was largely mixed; industrial activities were suffering because of regional and global political and economic uncertainties. Other consuming industries did not respond in a very favorable manner to these changes. Heightening freight costs was another factor troubling the suppliers. Price trends had occasional increments and likewise declines, with upstream factors pushing the costs up for the most part and the downstream factors pulling the prices down for the most part. 

Analyst Insight

According to Procurement Resource, Ferric Sulfate prices are likely to remain oscillating in the coming months. The inventories are well capable of supporting whatever limited queries are coming forward.
 

Ferric Sulfate Price Trend for the Second Half of 2023

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Asia

Ferric sulfate market prices were observed to be oscillating during the last two quarters of 2023. Even though the market fluctuations were feeble and marginal, the price graph was uneven. Ferric sulfate prices started on a lower note in July’23 as the inventories were already running high in the Asian region, especially in the Indian and Chinese markets. So, the third quarter was largely underwhelming, with occasional lifts.

As the fourth quarter began, not much change was observed in the ferric sulfate prices; the demands were still dull; however, around mid-Q4, the international market’s situation worsened even more, with the continuous freight hindrances, the export queries started to dwindle even more and pushed the prices down further in the Asian markets.

Europe

The European market reflected the sluggishness of the global ferric sulfate market during the said period of H2’23. The prices wavered at the lower end of the curve here as well. The downstream dye and pigment industry was facing a demand crisis, and the supplies were also unrestricted, which pushed down the ferric sulfate prices during the said span. The supply outlook maintained this edge throughout the given period. In the UK ferric sulfate market, the monthly average prices went from about 400 USD/MT (CIF, 45% Soln) in July’23 to around 339 USD/MT (CIF, 45% Soln) in December’23.

North America

The ferric sulfate price trend for the North American market was not much different from its Asian and European counterparts. Following the global market behavior, the ferric sulfate prices were found to be swinging low throughout H2’23. The consuming industries were already offering feeble demands when the long holiday season in the fourth quarter hampered industrial activities further. Overall, tepid market sentiments were observed in H’23.

Analyst Insight

According to Procurement Resource, the ferric sulfate market prices are unlikely to get better anytime soon in the coming months; even though the suppliers have acquired a wait-and-watch approach, the existing inventories will take some more time to move.
 

Ferric Sulfate Price Trend for the First Half of 2023

Asia

In the production of ferric sulfate, sulphuric acid plays a major role, and therefore, its price trend is mainly guided by the market activities of sulphuric acid. In the first two quarters of 2023, the prices declined consistently.

The first quarter suffered the adverse effects of the rise in the level of inventories and lack of support from both the downstream and upstream industries. In the second quarter, the Japanese fertilizers and agricultural sector took a downward toll as its growth rates fell to alarming levels, negatively impacting the price trend of ferric sulfate.

Europe

The rates of exports in the first quarter of 2023 improved, but the weak movement of the European economy proved to be a problem for the ferric sulfate market activities. In both quarters of 2023, the rising level of inventories proved to be a challenge for the ferric sulfate manufacturers, and along with this, the subdued demand from the downstream industries, poor consumption rates, and declining sales of fertilizers eventually pushed the price trend of ferric sulfate in the negative zone.
                                                                 
North America

The hike in inventory levels and high uncertainties in the downstream markets led to the decline in the price trend of ferric sulfate in the first quarter of 2023. The fertilizers and chemical industries improved their market performance in the second quarter, but despite that, the price trend of ferric sulfate continued to decline. In the second quarter, the level of stockpiles, the declined interest of investors, and the dubious performance of America’s energy sector hampered the growth of the ferric sulfate price trend.

Analyst Insight

According to Procurement Resource, the price trend of Ferric Sulfate is expected to follow a southwards trajectory as the demand from the agricultural and cleaning sector and the surge in the level of inventories will affect the Ferric sulfate price trend negatively.

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