| Product |
Category |
Region |
Price |
Last Updated Month |
| Sodium Hydroxide |
Chemicals |
India |
372 USD/MT |
September 2025 |
| Sodium Hydroxide |
Chemicals |
USA |
415 USD/MT |
September 2025 |
| Sodium Hydroxide |
Chemicals |
China |
132 USD/MT |
September 2025 |
In the first quarter of 2022, variations in the market for sodium hydroxide, also known as caustic soda, were seen in China. Due to scheduled turnarounds in the USA that raised the demand for exports from India and China, the overall price trend of the chemical in the Asian market followed an upward trajectory.
Additionally, January saw a reduction in the overall price trend due to fewer inquiries and enough material supply from Chinese manufacturers. The product's demand was seen to be weaker than anticipated. Due to reduced demand from downstream sectors like pulp & paper, textile, and alumina, sodium hydroxide prices also decreased during the first week of March. In the month of March, sodium hydroxide flakes were estimated to cost USD 517/MT FOB Qingdao.
2020 saw a negative impact on the global sodium hydroxide market as a result of the unheard-of COVID-19 decline. Due to the nationwide lockdowns that the government authorities imposed, several businesses, end-user industries, and other facilities were severely impacted all over the world. Due to the scarcity of raw materials, the building and construction, textile, pulp and paper, and other downstream industries showed a downward trend.
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