At year-end 2025, the US calcium chloride market experienced a slight decrease in pricing due to decreased purchasing during December. Demand from both infrastructure sectors and de-icing applications continues to be prevalent; however, many retailers have obtained their required supply earlier and are currently utilizing inventory. Logistics are improving over the past months, which have alleviated most of the logistical cost pressures associated with multiple supply chain flows. In addition, deflationary trends in cost associated with decreasing rates of inflation and overall slowdowns of industrial activity are encouraging more conservative buying tendencies within end use segments. As a result, many Calcium Chloride producers and distributors support the notion that current pricing conditions will eventually revert to seasonal patterns. An overall increase in temperature towards the end of January 2026, combined with increased restocking activity, should lead back to relatively stable prices going forward.
The price of calcium chloride in the US has slightly softened in December 2025, breaking the trend of increasing firmer prices that had been prevalent in the fourth quarter of 2025. This moderation in calcium chloride price occurred while winter demand was still seasonally supportive, primarily driven by the government de-icing and infrastructure maintenance work. The decline in calcium chloride price was attributed to temporary lower purchasing activity, improved logistics conditions and a reduction of pressure from near-term costs, not due to a decline in structural demand.
Most winter procurement plans were reportedly completed by the end of November, allowing many buyers access to available stocks up until the end of December. Because of this development, spot purchase activity declined significantly, especially for local governments – which are working with limited budgets and forced to wait for improved weather forecasting data before making large purchases. This slow-down in procurement activity placed a slight downward amount of pressure on calcium chloride pricing in December.
The development of logistics has also assisted in controlling calcium chloride costs, as the freight market returned to more consistent conditions in December after heightened conditions earlier during the quarter. Additionally, customs throughput at selected US customs ports improved, which lowered the risk of congestion and delays in chemical cargo shipments, such as calcium chloride imports, and kept landed price increases to a minimum while fostering competitively priced shipping options.
The economic indicators suggested that this trend will continue. US Inflation continued to cool as the year ended, making it less likely for producers to be in much of a hurry to pass through that higher cost even if energy prices, in general, remain elevated on a yearly basis. Industrial activity was becoming moderately less strong, thus prompting caution when ordering for future supply due to a prevailing view that was held by the calcium chloride downstream consumer.
By the end of December 2025, the price of calcium chloride in the US was approximately 0.7% lower than it had been at the beginning of the month, which is viewed as a seasonal decline recently. Seasonal and temporary reductions have occurred before and market players anticipate that calcium chloride prices will rise again in January and February due to peak demand for winter de-icing, a reduction in available inventory, increased pricing for raw material and freight costs. Environmental restrictions associated with importing related products from overseas and pre-purchasing by companies involved in construction and infrastructure activities is likely to help support prices as well. Any significant decrease in calcium chloride price is expected to occur after the winter demands have ceased, and inventory levels have been replenished.
