In June xxxx, a complex combination of logistical difficulties, changing geopolitical dynamics and upstream supply limits is increasing pressure on the global sodium chlorite market. Price swings experienced by major Asian players, especially China and India, are indicative of broader market turbulence. In the upcoming weeks, market trajectories may be further altered by supply chain interruptions and growing input costs which have industry participants remaining apprehensive.
Even as raw material prices have gone up, Chinese sodium chlorite prices have come down, pointing to the current supply and demand mismatch. With a domestic market that has been over-supplied and declining downstream consumption, the cost of sodium chlorite has stabilized at USD xxx per metric tonne as of the early part of June. But owing to shortage of supply, the cost of hydrogen peroxide, an essential feedstock in the...
