Caustic soda Africa

The African caustic soda report is published every Thursday. We look at the four key regions of Africa – the North, South, West and East ­– offering both liquid and solid spot prices.

We are the only weekly report with a pure focus on Africa and that allows us to talk to all of the different players in all of the different regions and put a focus and invest real resources within that market to give an accurate and timely picture.

Coupled with our information gathering in Asia and in Europe, that gives us a global picture, which is really important for markets such as South Africa, East Africa and West Africa which are predominantly import markets.

It allows us to trace the prices in other regions and give guidance on what is happening in the market why it’s happening in the market and also because of the six-week loading times what could be happening in the future.

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ICIS price assessments are based on information gathered from a wide cross-section of the market, comprising consumers, producers, traders and distributors from more than 250 reporters world-wide.  Confirmed deals, verified by both buyer and seller, provide the foundation of our price assessments.

Our in-depth market knowledge drives our specialist focus, as we recognise the importance of individual market dynamics and not a one-size-fits-all approach.

Over 25 years of reporting on key chemicals markets, including Caustic soda, has brought global recognition of our methodology as being unbiased, authoritative and rigorous in preserving our editorial integrity.  Our global network of reporters in Houston, London, Singapore, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Mumbai, Perth and Moscow ensures unrivalled coverage of established and emerging markets.