Prices of aluminosilicate in the USA are predicted to decline into December 2025 and January 2026, before stabilising and seeing an increase in February as demand returns after the holidays and the Lunar New Year. Weaker construction activity and softer sodium silicate prices will weigh on margins for the aluminosilicate sector, but steady demand from ceramics, catalysis and environmental applications will prevent a sharp downturn.
U.S. aluminosilicate prices began December 2025 on a downtrend, following the slow decline that began late in the previous quarter. Prices are expected to ease by about 3% in December compared to November, broadly in line with a quarter-on-quarter decline in the regional price index as buying sentiment remains weak. Demand is likely to be steady rather than strong, as downstream consumers focus on building up year-end aluminosilicate stocks without embarking on aggressive restocking campaigns.
Feedstock sodium silicate also is expected to ease modestly into December, with recent U.S. prices already down roughly 3% month on month in November as construction-related offtake has dulled. This drop follows firming earlier in 2025 driven by higher energy costs and healthy pull from construction and detergents, but current sentiment in North America is now more even to slightly weak. This feedstock backdrop will keep aluminosilicate cost support muted, adding further momentum to the mild price drop in December.
In November 2025, the demand for U.S. aluminosilicate from the construction market was already experiencing downward pressure, mirroring the broader 2.7% contraction in national construction output. Deferrals on residential and non-residential projects resulted in lower call-offs for aluminosilicate-containing cement additives, insulation materials and building composites. By contrast, consumption of aluminosilicate in glass, ceramics and other niche catalysts, including fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) systems, was showing a level of resilience, helping to offset the overall slowdown.
Looking ahead to January 2026, the Aluminosilicate prices in United States is anticipated to decrease further, by 4.11% from the previous month of December. Seasonal winter decline in construction and ceramics will be the main drag, as cold-weather shutdowns depress aluminosilicate-based refractory, tile and insulation material demand. Nevertheless, the domestic supply of Aluminosilicate is likely to remain adequate as producers are not anticipated to steeply reduce operating rates in face of average demand which would keep the market adequately supplied.
By February 2026, Aluminosilicate price is expected to recover, with the trading price anticipated to increase by about 2% from that of January. This increase will be based on active buying demand from previously rested downstream Aluminosilicate users especially in Asia as pure aluminosilicate catalysts and zeolitic grades are needed for refining and high-temperature applications. Consequently, the need to export Aluminosilicate will strengthen, and U.S. suppliers could see increased interest in both catalyst and ceramic grades. Meanwhile, Sodium Silicate prices are estimated to rise as construction and detergent demand slowly stabilizes, making Aluminosilicate producers to exert pressure on prices into late winter.
