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Whichever regional Caustic soda markets you work in, ICIS offers the thorough pricing information you need to operate with confidence.
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Contract prices for US caustic soda remain in flux amid mixed opinions between producers and buyers over demand through the remainder of 2012.
In late February and early March, several producers announced proposed increases of $45/dry short ton (dst) for April based on what they said was strong fundamental demand for caustic soda and decreased demand for polyvinyl chloride (PVC), a co-derivative of the electrolysis process.
While those increases were not fully implemented, one producer followed with another $50/dst price-increase proposal for May, but other producers have not made similar initiatives. So far, there has been strong resistance from buyers, who say that demand is actually dropping, particularly from large consumers like alumina and pulp and paper.
The April contract price settled at $470-540/dst FOB (free on board), unchanged from March.
Updated to mid-May 2012
The US caustic soda report publishes weekly assessments for spot prices of liquid material, this is for both export and barge prices on a free-on-board (FOB) basis.
The report includes a monthly caustic soda contract price and also tracks quarterly contract levels in the market. We talk to a wide variety of market players, including caustic soda producers, buyers, end users, traders and brokers.
ICIS determines the status of the market through extensive polling of market participants to establish a solid picture of where the price ideas are.
On top of the data we receive, we also look at other factors in the US market, such as price movements in the co-product chlorine market and what is happening in the end use sectors.
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ICIS collects pricing data on a wide range of chemical, energy and fertilizer products, including Caustic soda. Our extensive experience in price reporting means we can offer you access to historical data dating back more than 20 years for certain commodities.
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