The Price of Flake Caustic Soda Increased in August

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 2024-06-17

Price trend

According to the monitoring system of toodudu, the overall price of caustic soda increased in August. At the beginning of the month, the average market price was around 3,275 RMB/ton, while at the end of the month, the average market price was 3,525 RMB/ton, with a price increase of 7.63%, and a decrease of 24.46% compared to the same period last year.

Upstream caustic soda

According to monitoring data from toodudu, the overall price of caustic soda increased in August. At the beginning of the month, the average price in the Shandong market was 737.4 RMB/ton. At the end of the month, the average price in the Shandong market was around 795 RMB/ton, with an overall increase of 7.81% and a decrease of 24.43% compared to the same period last year. The price of caustic soda had risen overall, and the supply of caustic soda enterprises was tight this month. The demand for downstream alumina was more positive than before, and it is expected that the operation will be mainly strong in the later stage.

Market outlook

Analysts from toodudu believe that the price of flake caustic soda in the market was improving recently, and the trading atmosphere in the market was still acceptable. The trend of flake caustic soda was better now than before, as the supply of caustic soda drove the price of flake caustic soda to rise. Overall, the price of flake caustic soda may improve in the short term, depending on downstream market demand.

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