In early April ****, global Bentonite market witnessed a mixed price trend which was primarily driven by supply chain disruptions, oil drilling sector expansions, and some of the macroeconomic shifts in some major countries like, China, India, and Turkey and the USA.
China and Turkey both witnessed a sharp rise in bentonite prices during March **** to USD *** per metric ton and USD *** per metric ton, respectively. The USA also experienced a moderate rise to USD *** per metric ton; on the other hand, India witnessed a drop to USD **.** per metric ton. This trend was extended into the early April ****, with Bentonite prices continuously increasing in China by *.*** and Turkey by *.***, driven by its downstream sector of oil drilling activity. While in contrast, both India and the USA shows a price decline by -*.*** and -*.*** respectively, which was majorly...
