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CAUSTIC SODA…………………………………………………………… (Page 1-18)
Raw Material
Domestic market
Export market
Downstream market
Forecast
Production news
SODA ASH ………………………………………………………………… (Page 19-26)
Domestic market
Soda ash price monitoring
Export Date
HYDROCHLORIC ACID …………………………………………………… (Page 27)
CHLORINE ………………………………………………………………… (Page27-28)
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Salt market
In September, domestic solar salt production went into the harvest period. Due to the better weather
condition, the salt outputs increased evidently, forming certain pressures on sales. In a word, salt
prices remained steady tendency and the prices fluctuated slightly in some regions. Solar salt
market, in NE.China, Shandong and Jiangsu, solar salt stocks increased, but downstream demands
were common; some players adjusted the prices in order to receive the funds. In well salt market,
the prices in coastal areas emerged downward movement affected by solar salt market. In inland
areas, players had not adjusted the offers influenced by cost and market factors. However, in Hunan,
Hubei and SW.China, well salt players felt heavy inventory pressures, and the offtakes were difficult
due to transportation cost and the market demands. In Jiangsu and Jiangxi, the market competition
was severe. In lake salt market, the slow sales had no evident improvement and players mainly
soda the products to local and neighboring users. About import market, the import volumes in
August decreased largely, but the accumulative volumes increased. It was expected the import
volumes would increase in the coming days. And players expected salt market would behave stable
in the future.
Prevailing prices
Market movement
Region
Price Property RMB/mt
Solar salt
Shandong ex-work 190-210
(excl. tax)
Last month, solar salt market went into autumn salt
harvest period. Solar salt supply was sufficient.
Affected by insipid demands, players felt the
pressures in sales. In Hebei, the sales were steady
relatively and mainly sold to fixed users. In
Shandong, influenced by increased stocks, the
conclusion prices went down slightly. In addition,
players expected solar salt outputs would increase
in the future, so they adjusted the prices to some
degree.
Tianjin ex-work 270
(inc. tax)
Hebei ex-work 210-260
(inc. tax)
NE,China ex-work 260
(inc. tax)
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Prevailing prices
Market movement
Region
Price Property RMB/mt
Lake salt
Inner
Mongolia ex-work
230-240
(inc. tax)
Last month, lake salt sales were watery in
NW.China and the goods mainly sold to local
users. The transportation was normal. Limited to
logistics cost, the sales of industrial salt were
limited. Salt manufacturers negotiated the real
conclusion prices according to real demands.
Qinghai ex-work 230-240
(inc. tax)
Xinjiang ex-work 180-220
(inc. tax)
Well salt
Sichuan ex-work 240-280
(inc. tax)
In September, well salt sales were common.
Influenced by solar salt market, well salt market
experienced certain inventory pressures. In
Shandong, well salt players mainly sold the
tonnages to neighboring users. In SW.China and
C.China, players stopped the units or ran the units
with lower rte. In E.China, the prices went down
slightly. In a word, it was expected well salt market
would go down in the future.
Hunan &
Hubei ex-work
190-220
(inc. tax)
Jiangxi ex-work 220-240
(inc. tax)
Jiangsu ex-work 190-210
(inc. tax)
Domestic market
DOMESTIC PRICES OF LIQUID CAUSTIC SODA
Region
Prevailing prices (RMB/ lmt)
Market movement
M-32%: Membrane grade 32% liquid caustic soda
M-32% Four weeks
ago
E.China
650-820
650-820
Caustic soda market behaved steady in E.China and the
prices hovered higher level. In Zhejiang, the prevailing price
was between RMB 750-780/mt FD and RMB 790-820/mt FD
for 30% membrane grade soda and 32% membrane grade
soda respectively. The market deals were normal. In Jiangsu,
the prevailing price of 32% membrane grade soda was
between RMB 650-680/mt ex-work. The real business was
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Region
Prevailing prices (RMB/ lmt)
Market movement
M-32%: Membrane grade 32% liquid caustic soda
M-32% Four weeks
ago
normal. After Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, local chlor
alkali players increased the operation rate. Downstream
production also turned better slightly. As a whole, caustic soda
market behaved stable in September.
S.China 650-740 650-740
Caustic soda market remained watery in S.China. The prices
hovered at lower level. In Fujian, chlor alkali producers and
traders offered 32% membrane grade soda at RMB
720-770/mt FD and 50% membrane grade soda at RMB
1100-1150/mt FD. The business was common. In Guangdong,
traders offered at RMB 700-730/mt ex-house and RMB
1080-1120/mt ex-house for 32% membrane grade soda and
50% membrane grade soda respectively. The market
behaved sluggish. As a whole, caustic soda market was still
watery in Sep, and most players held wait and see attitude on
the market condition.
N.China 500-570 470-570
Caustic soda market was watery in N.China, and the average
price increased slightly. In Shandong, some players would
carry out the autumn shutdown. In addition, lower-price goods
for alumina industry reduced and the prices increased slowly.
In Shanxi, Tianjin and Hebei, caustic soda prices were stable.
In a word, caustic soda market behaved quiet in September
and prices fluctuated slightly.
NW.China 370-480 380-480
In September, caustic soda market behaved better and the
prices went upwards slowly. In Inner Mongolia, the prevailing
prices were between RMB 1200-1250/mt ex-work and RMB
1250-1350/mt ex-work for 32% membrane grade soda and
48-50% membrane grade soda respectively. In Ningxia, the
prevailing prices were around RMB 1300/mt ex-work and
RMB 1350/mt ex-work for 32% membrane grade soda and
48% membrane grade soda respectively. In NW.China,
caustic soda outputs reduced due to the shutdown, and prices
increased slightly. The real deals were common.
NE.China 750-800 750-800 In September, caustic soda market remained steady tendency
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Region
Prevailing prices (RMB/ lmt)
Market movement
M-32%: Membrane grade 32% liquid caustic soda
M-32% Four weeks
ago
in NE.China. The prevailing price of 30-32% membrane grade
soda was around RMB 700-800/mt ex-work. And the
mainstream price was RMB 1150/mt ex-work and RMB
1290/mt ex-work for 45% membrane grade soda and 50%
membrane grade soda respectively. Local production was
normal. Caustic soda outputs were steady and mainly
supplied to local users. Few goods delivered to S.China for
export. The offtakes were running normally. In a word, caustic
soda market was at dull side in September.
SW.China 610-750 610-750
In SW.China, caustic soda market was common and the
prices fluctuated slightly. In Sichuan, the prevailing prices
were between RMB 1700-1750/mt ex-work and RMB
1850-1900/mt ex-work for 32% membrane grade soda and
50% membrane grade soda respectively. The real business
was common. In Yunnan and Guizhou, the prices declined
slightly. And the prevailing prices were between RMB
2200-2400/mt ex-work and RMB 2250-2450/mt ex-work for
32% membrane grade soda and 50% membrane grade soda
respectively. In SW.China, caustic soda market was watery
and the prices were stable to down.
C.China 540-660 540-660
In C.China, caustic soda market was stable and in prices
remained at dull side. In Hunan and Hubei, caustic soda
prices were unchanged. The prevailing price of 32%
membrane grade soda was between RMB 540-650/mt
ex-work. The market behaved common. In Henan, the
prevailing price of 32% membrane grade soda was between
RMB 1700-1800/mt ex-work, and the prices to alumina
industry was lower. As a whole, caustic soda market behaved
steady and the prices fluctuated slightly in some areas.
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DOMESTIC PRICES OF FLAKE CAUSTIC SODA
Region Data Prevailing prices (RMB/ mt)
Prevailing prices (RMB/ mt)
96% 99%
S.China Sep 1 – Sep 30 2150-2300 2180-2300
Flake soda market was watery in S.China.
The price of 99% flake soda tonnages from
NW.China was at RMB 2200-2250/mt.
Lower prices were around RMB 2150/mt.
Along with National Holidays coming; local
producers want to stabilize the market. It
was expected flake soda market would
behave stable before holidays.
N.China Sep 1 – Sep 31 1800-1900 1850-2100
Flake soda market was stable in Tianjin.
The prices were RMB 1850-1900/mt
ex-work and RMB 1850-2050/mt ex-work
for 96% flake soda price and 99% flake
soda price respectively. Local flake soda
players ran the units commonly and the real
deals were cold. Along with holidays
coming, it was expected flake soda market
would hard to turn better in the short term.
Domestic Prices of 32% Caustic Soda
(From Jan-1st
2012-September30th 2014)
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Region Data Prevailing prices (RMB/ mt)
Prevailing prices (RMB/ mt)
96% 99%
NW.China Sep 1 – Sep 31 1650-1750 1700-1800
Flake soda market was stable temporarily
in NW.China. In Inner Mongolia, the prices
were RMB 1700-1750/mt ex-work and RMB
1700-1800/mt ex-work for 96% flake soda
and 99% flake soda respectively. In
Ningxia, 99% flake soda price was RMB
1700-1800/mt ex-work. Downstream users
had no strong intention to purchase. The
operation rate was at higher level and the
market supply increased gradually; and
players had no better expectation on the
coming market direction. Expected flake
soda market would progress stable in the
future.
Export market
The liquid caustic soda export market
In September, liquid soda export market behaved quiet and the prices had no evident adjustment. In
the early Sep, some players expressed, the enquiry price increased slightly and the conclusion prices
may reach USD 305-310/mt FOB CMP. But most players still paid more attention to domestic
business or long-term orders. In the late Sep, some players expected domestic caustic soda prices
would go up due to scheduled shutdown, so published higher export prices. In a word, the export
business was watery recently with common demands.
N.China areas: In September, some export players increased the export prices, mainly due to the
limited spot supply. Most players maintained the former offers.
E.China areas: In September, the main export player did not publish export price or carried out the
long-term orders. Special players delivered to original users.
The solid caustic soda export market
In Sep, the export market of solid soda was watery and the real deals were common. In the early
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September, some players in N.China increased the export offers compared to the end August, but the
deals were limited. In the mid and end Sep, most export suppliers remained the former offers, and
only several players adjusted the prices slightly. Until the end Sep, most players expressed, there
was not positive factors on the coming market.
EXPORT CAUSTIC SODA NOMINATIONS IN AUGUST
Main Harbor Class Low range
USD/MT
Top range
USD/MT Sources from
Tianjin
99% FOB 370 380 Tianjin, Xinjiang Shandong
96% FOB - - Inner Mongolia Tianjin
48%-50% FOB 315 320 Tianjin
Shanghai 99% FOB 360 380
Anhui, Shanghai, Xinjiang, Inner
Mongolia
48%-50% FOB - - Shanghai
Frontier
Trade
Northwest 99% DAF 310 320 Xinjiang
Southwest 96% DAF - - Sichuan Xinjiang
99% DAF - - Sichuan Xinjiang
East 48%-50% FOB 315 320 Jiangsu
Northeast 48%-50% FOB 305 310 Liaoning
Shandong 48%-50% FOB 315 320 Shandong
Shandong 98.5% FOB 370 410 Shandong,
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CHINA LIQUID CAUSTIC SODA EXPORT IN AUGUST 2014
To Volume Average prices
Tons USD/MT
Hong Kong 321 191
Taiwan 9993 258
Indonesia 6000 146
Canada 19107 303
Australia 83420 282
Malaysia 2599 300
Philippines 3537 303
Other 14000
Total 138,976
All data sourced from CIQ
Note: * Marked information seems to be deviant
Note: Average prices of Export Liquid caustic soda are calculated from General Trade.
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CHINA SOLID CAUSTIC SODA EXPORTS
Region Country
2014-August Jan- Aug 2014
Volume Average
Volume prices
Tons USD/MT Tons
America
Argentina 800 420 1292
Antilles 79
Barbados 48
Belize 0
Bolivia 75
Brazil 544 354 7469
Canada 22 495 1251
Chile 617 359 5947
Colombia 939 353 3524
Costarica 25 340 77
Cuba 2676
Dominican Republic 363 428 1398
Ecuador 103 348 3275
El Salvador 176
Guatemala 179 489 425
Guyana 25 350 50
Haiti 75 435 390
Honduras 25 400 270
Jamaica 78 434 573
Mexico 140 406 1386
Nicaragua 25 389 50
Panama 25 360 100
Paraguay 27 355 455
Peru 316 357 6801
Puerto Rico 0
Saint Lucia 0
Trinidad and Tobago 24 435 131
United States 2016 465 11004
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Uruguay 26 395 195
Venezuela 117 369 701
Total 6511
Africa
Algeria 97 390 1029
Angola 648 418 2088
Benin 2184 356 3896
Botswana 0
Burkina Faso 54 440 729
Cameroon 850 403 12313
Chad 19 472 38
Congo 2414
Cote d'ivoire 2087 403 19589
Democratic Republic of
Congo 1007 386 2945
Djibouti 416 453 4279
Egypt 88 350 1254
Equatorial Guinea 0
Eritrea 107
Ethiopia 774
Gabon 120 454 264
Gambia 25 520 1456
Ghana 1926 396 12996
Guinea 770 413 3094
Kenya 1603 371 11540
Liberia 345
Libya 25 375 364
Madagascar 321 405 3329
Malawi 10
Mali 150 420 150
Mauritania 50 452 1592
Mauritius 49 346 1236
Morocco 24
Mozambique 619 335 5125
Namibia 1360 431 20612
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Niger 0
Nigeria 2678 378 40779
Rwanda 0
Senegal 644 384 7402
Seychelles 0
Sierra Leone 0
Somalia 52
South Africa 1104 365 10349
Sudan 155 338 7053
Suriname 700
Switzerland 120
Tanzania 2644 371 12189
Togo 486 363 3781
Tunisia 25 346 293
Uganda 104
Zambia 221
Zimbabwe 168 343 623
Total 22371
Europe
Albania 177
Belgium 0
Bulgaria 0
Croatia 0
Cyprus 24
Czech 0
Danmark 0
England 112 458 592
Estonia 27
France 140
Georgia 822
Germany 96
Greece 161
Iceland 0
Ireland 0
Italy 24
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Latvia 0
Lithuania 705
LA REUNION 0
Malta 22 516 46
Moldova 25
Netherlands 98 637 270
Norway 44 267 132
Poland 50
Portugal 276
Rumania 0
Russia 4999 307 22591
Spain 50 368 887
Sweden 0
Switzerland 25
Turkey 604 491 2450
Ukraine 803 403 3600
White Russia 0
Total 6732
Oceania
Australia 397 347 3275
Fiji 0
New Zealand 583 388 1890
New Caledonia 27
Papua New Guinea 72 267 520
Solomon islands 100
Total 1052
Asia
Bahrain 0
Bangladesh 1481 452 14963
Brunei 44
Burma 202 403 298
Cambodia 140 397 559
Hongkong 34 364 211
India 829 318 12153
Indonesia 2625 397 15085
Iran 0
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Iraq 200
Israel 49 428 351
Japan 108 541 610
Jordan 54
Kazakhstan 2438 287 12408
N.Korea 322 427 2316
Kuwait 878
Kyrgyzstan 347 279 698
Lebanon 48 360 100
Macao 0
Malaysia 703 276 5164
Mongolia 45 382 520
Nepal 0
Korea 800 377 6523
Oman 52 360 918
Pakistan 125 528 350
Philippine 2862 389 20697
Qatar 200
Saudi Arabia 1754
Singapore 529 417 7850
Sri Lanka 681 399 3778
Syria 1101
Taiwan 138 462 739
Tajikistan 59
Thailand 1294 311 9311
Turkmenistan 69 310 1324
UAE 360 391 2266
Uzbekistan 1226 272 24015
Vietnam 8686 359 44148
Yemen 44 360 1345
Total 26234
Note: * Marked information seems to be deviant
All data sourced from CIQ
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Downstream market
Industry
Production yield
in August 2014
(10K DMT)
Production yield in
August 2013
(10K DMT)
Growth
yr-on-yr
Alumina 389.7 382.4 1.9%
Chemical Fibre 363.6 350.8 3.6%
Synthetic detergent 100.5 94 6.9%
Forecast (domestic market)
In September, domestic caustic soda market remained at dull side. According to the statistics,
the growth rate of caustic soda outputs slowed down in August, the oversupply condition still
existed. Thanks to watery downstream demands and insipid export market, it was expected
caustic soda market would continue to hover at lower level in October.
CHINESE CAUSTIC SODA PLANTS PRODUCTION NEWS
Producer Status of Caustic Soda Plant
Jiangsu Haixing would postpone to operate
Zaozhuang Zhongke Shutdown and the operation time undecided
Hebei Jinniu Shutdown and the operation time yet to be decided
Inner Mongolia Elion Postpone the operation to October
Shaanxi Beiyuan Finished the shutdown in 10th
September
Xiyang Chlor alkali New units would put into the production in 2015
Baotou Haipingmian Shut down in September for one week
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Domestic market
In Sept., domestic soda ash markets showed a fluctuated downward trend, with different drops in the
prices for both light and dense soda ash. The overall market was dominated by an obviously increased
supply and continuously sluggish downstream demand, which directly affected the average price level. As
for the market supply, with the gradual conclusion of maintenance in N.China and C.China, etc, the overall
supply volume was stably increased. In terms of the actual demand, though has entered the traditional
peak season, refrained by weak downstream industry, buying interests remained pretty sluggish. Thus,
some price rises were rejected by most buyers, making the market competition fiercer. To gauge the risk of
excessive stock, a number of producers focused more on product sales, leading a wave of inevitable price
downturns. Generally speaking, it is predicted that domestic market would be far from optimistic.
Region
Average price
market movement
Forecast L-Soda
RMB/mt
D-Soda
RMB/mt
Sept four
weeks ago
Sept four
weeks ago
L D
E.China 1515 1515 1500 1550
In Sept., local soda ash market experienced an
obviously downward trend, with the previous
high-end prices being hard to find. As a number
of plants resumed operation from maintenance,
previous supply shortages were hard to find any
longer. By the end of last month, the
mainstream prices for local light soda ash were
priced at RMB1400-1500/t EXW. The prevailing
price for dense soda ash was offered at around
RMB1500-1550/t FD.
↗ ↘
SODA ASH
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Region
Average price
market movement
Forecast L-Soda
RMB/mt
D-Soda
RMB/mt
Sept four
weeks ago
Sept four
weeks ago
L D
S.China 1580 1605 1625 1640
In S.China, soda ash market experienced some
limited price fluctuations. With the gradual
maintenance conclusion among many plants,
and impacted by low-priced goods arrived from
other places, local average transaction values
declined by a small margin. However,
considering the insufficient stock, the range was
quite limited. By the end of last month, the
prevailing prices for local light soda ash were
offered at about RMB1550-1600/t EXW, and
local dense soda ash was kept at about
RMB1600-1650/t FD.
N.China 1455 1475 1565 1590
Soda ash market showed a slightly fluctuated
trend in N.China, with the average transaction
values moving downward to some extent. By
the end of last month, the mainstream prices for
light and dense soda ash in N.China were
pegged at about RMB1350-1450/t and
RMB1500-1550/t FD. In order to reduce stock
pressure, most transactions were concluded at
a flexible transaction value level.
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Region
Average price
market movement
Forecast L-Soda
RMB/mt
D-Soda
RMB/mt
Sept four
weeks ago
Sept four
weeks ago
L D
NE.China 1550 1550 1700 1700
In NE.China, local market remained a stably
downward one, with some transaction values
moving down by a small margin. Due to an
increasing downstream stock level and limited
consumption capacity, most local plants were
facing great stock pressure, leading a slightly
declining average price level. it is predicted that
local market would continue the current trend.
At present, the prevailing prices for local light
and dense soda ash stand at about RMB1600/t
FD and RMB1700-1750/t FD respectively.
SW.China 1400 1400 1550 1550
In Sept., soda ash market emerged a gloomy
tendency in SW.China, with the average offers
being at a low level. By the end of last month,
the prices for light and dense soda ash in
SW.China stood at RMB1350/t EXW and
RMB1550/t EXW. Impacted by a large quantity
of low-priced goods arrived from other regions,
it is predicted that local market would be hard to
see any improvement.
C.China 1350 1380 1450 1500
In Sept., soda ash market presented a sluggish
one, with the average transaction values
continuing to drop. Due to a pretty sufficient
supply and a weak downstream demand,
producers were running under great sales
pressure. By the end of last month, the
prevailing prices for light and dense soda ash
were at RMB1350-1400/t EXW and
RMB1450-1500/t FD.
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Region
Average price
market movement
Forecast L-Soda
RMB/mt
D-Soda
RMB/mt
Sept four
weeks ago
Sept four
weeks ago
L D
NW.China 1225 1225 1225 1275
The NW.China ash market presented a floppy
one, with some slight price fluctuations. Up to
now, in Qinghai, the mainstream prices are at
RMB1000-1060/t EXW, with the actual
transaction values moving downwards. The
prevailing prices for light and dense soda ash in
Shaanxi stand at around RMB1350-1400/t and
RMB1500/t respectively. And in Xinjiang, the
prevailing prices for light soda ash were pegged
at about RMB1200/t EXW. Considering the
relatively low price trend, there would be limited
room for any profit.
Note: 1 L-Soda: Light soda D-Soda: Dense soda
2 →: stable, ↗:slight increase, ↘: slight drop, ↑: sharp increase, ↓: sharp drop
Soda ash price monitoring
LIGHT SODA ASH
E.China S.China N.China NE.China SW.China C.China NW.China
Sept. 5 RMB/mt 1430-1600 1580-1630 1450-1500 1500-1600 1350-1450 1330-1430 1150-1300
Sept.12 RMB/mt 1400-1600 1580-1630 1450-1500 1500-1600 1350-1450 1300-1430 1150-1300
Sept. 19 RMB/mt 1350-1550 1580-1630 1350-1550 1500-1600 1300-1400 1300-1400 1150-1300
Sept. 26 RMB/mt 1350-1550 1550-1600 1380-1480 1500-1600 1300-1400 1300-1400 1150-1300
DENSE SODA ASH
E.China S.China N.China NE.China SW.China C.China NW.China
Sept. 5 RMB/mt 1500-1600 1600-1680 1530-1600 1600-1700 1500-1600 1450-1550 1150-1300
Sept.12 RMB/mt 1500-1600 1600-1680 1530-1600 1600-1700 1500-1600 1450-1550 1150-1300
Sept. 19 RMB/mt 1500-1600 1600-1680 1500-1600 1600-1700 1500-1600 1450-1550 1150-1300
Sept. 26 RMB/mt 1450-1550 1600-1650 1500-1550 1600-1700 1500-1600 1400-1500 1150-1300
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(Average price of soda ash from 1st
Jan, 2010 to 30th Aug, 2014)
Export Date
CHINESE SODA ASH EXPORTS
To 14-Aug 14-Jul Jan-Dec 12
Tons Tons Tons
S. Korea 25661.52 31899.25 247842.76
Vietnam 15420.74 24719.82 217648.18
Thailand 17314.5 23416 207558.76
Bangladesh 29309.88 16810.84 120291.99
Philippines 15771 11950.1 107241.67
Japan 6040.5 2597.8 68676.14
Malaysia 2362.5 1397.4 68127.14
Nigeria 4125 6485 45686.25
Indonesia 14801.25 20811 257096.17
Taiwan 4162 3918.03 49380.968
Guatemala - - 3765.63
Korea 4211.82 4561.335 35348.205
India 9814.8 5995.6 106393.684
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S. Africa 197 231 8747.887
Tanzania 944.6 882 6516.48
Others 12850.229 15593.098 158360
Total 162987.34 171268.273 1,714,500
CHINESE SODA ASH EXPORTS
CHINA SODA ASH* EXPORTS IN AUG , 2014
Trade mode Volume Sum Average prices
Tons USD USD/MT
General Trade 161740.939
520
694.3
35373785 260
Frontier Small Trade 122178 248
Bonded Warehouse 161160 225
Total 162955.24
All data sourced from CIQ
CHINESE SODA ASH EXPORTS TO KEY REGIONS
2014-AUG
Volume, MT Average price, USD/MT
S. Korea 25661.52 216
Thailand 17314.5 216
Indonesia 14801.25 211
Vietnam 15420.74 223
Japan 6040.5 232
Malaysia 2362.5 221
Korea 4211.82 230
Nigeria 4125 219
Philippines 115771 215
Taiwan 4162 223
Others 53116.509
Total 262987.34
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CHINESE DOMESTIC PRICES
E.China S.China N.China NE.China SW.China C.China NW.China
September 3 RMB/mt 100-350 50-300 50-250 230-400 100-300 100-300 10-150
September 10 RMB/mt 100-350 50-300 50-250 230-400 100-300 100-300 10-150
September 17 RMB/mt 100-350 50-300 50-250 230-400 100-300 100-300 10-150
September 24 RMB/mt 100-350 50-300 50-250 230-400 100-300 100-300 10-150
CHLORINE DOMESTIC PRICES
E.China S.China N.China NE.China SW.China C.China NW.China
September 3 RMB/mt 500-800 500-900 600-800 350-1000 400-1200 500-900 50-600
September 10 RMB/mt 500-800 500-900 600-900 350-1000 400-1200 500-900 50-600
September 17 RMB/mt 500-800 450-900 600-1000 350-1000 400-1200 500-900 50-600
September 24 RMB/mt 500-800 450-900 600-1000 400-1000 400-1200 500-900 50-600
Downstream Sectors
Products Company name Operation rate
Epoxy chloropropane
Sinopec Qilu Petrochemical --
Jiangsu Yangnong 50%
Shandong Bohui 100%
Jiangsu Haixing Shutdown
Huaxiang Chemical --
Zhonghai Fine --
Tianjin Chemical --
Hydrochloric acid
CHLORINE
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Lily Wang +861064335599-637 [email protected]
ISSUE NUMBER: 075 October 2014
Products Company name Operation rate
Jiangsu Anpon --
Dongying Hebang --
Chlorinated methane
Company name Operation rate
Jiangsu Meilan 60%
Zhejiang Juhua 70%
Jiangsu Liwen 100%
Chongqing Tianyuan ---
Shandong Haihua 80%
Shandong Jinling 100%
Luxi Chemical 90%
Zigong Honghe 0
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