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Caustic Soda
Demand in the US market is still being
described as stable. Domestic pricing has
mostly rolled over this month in spite of the
threat of tightening supply. Export pricing
levels have eased and spot barges pricing
has also now come down slightly. Although
production will be eased back in line with
reducing chlorine demand there does not
appear to have been any momentum for the
proposed price increase.
European producers had been targeting
price increases for Q4, based on a tightening
supply scenario. However, the current market
balance and some competitive activity have
resulted in an overall reduction in price for Q4
contracts.
The markets in Asia mostly appear to be in
balance and pricing levels have been holding.
Some producers are now coming back on line
after outages and there are concerns that this
could put downward pressure on pricing levels
although weak chlorine demand and poor
margins could help to counter this. Domestic
pricing in China has come down due to weaker
demand.
Short-Term Price Trends
Sep-2013
$/ST
560-600
535-560
390-420
$/ton
300-350
/ton
500-530
$/ton
320-340
$/ton
315-330
325-330
Rmb/ton
2233-2300
US DOMESTIC PRICES
Monthly Contract, NE USA, Bulk
Regular Distributors, Gulf
Regular Spot Barge, Gulf
US EXPORT PRICES
Spot, Gulf
WEST EUROPE DOMESTIC PRICES
Market, RTC
WEST EUROPE EXPORT PRICES
Spot Export
ASIA PRICES
Spot Export, Northeast Asia
Spot Export, China
Market, East China
= diaphragm
= dry basis
Oct-2013
$/ST
560-600
535-560
380-410
$/ton
280-320
/ton
480-500
$/ton
280-320
$/ton
310-330
330-340
Rmb/ton
2167-2300
Oct-2013
$/ton
617-661
590-617
419-452
EXW
FOB
FOB
Short-Term
Price Trend
FOB
$/ton
655-682
/ton
205-235
$/ton
DDP
FOB
FOB
FOB
$/ton
355-377
EXW
525
500
475
450
425
400
375
350
325
300
275
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Definition
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Product
Location
Definition
Caustic Soda
Caustic Soda
Caustic Soda
United States
West Europe
Asia
2012
2013
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Chlorine
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