For the Quarter Ending September 2025
North America
• In the United States, the Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate Price Index fell quarter-over-quarter in Q3 2025, influenced by weak customer demand.
• Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate production costs rose in Q3 2025, driven by a 2.6% year-over-year PPI increase in August 2025.
• Demand for Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate was challenged as US chemical manufacturers reported weak customer market demand in Q3 2025.
• The Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate Price Forecast faces pressure from rising US natural gas prices throughout Q3 2025.
• US chemical manufacturers' inventories shrank in Q3 2025 due to accelerating destocking, impacting supply.
• Robust retail sales, up 5.42% year-over-year in September 2025, supported end-product demand for SLS.
• Declining consumer confidence to 94.2 in September 2025 could temper future Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate demand.
• Overall US industrial production increased 0.1% year-over-year in September 2025, with unemployment at 4.3%.
Why did the price of Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate change in September 2025 in North America?
• Rising production costs, including an uptick in US natural gas prices during Q3 2025, pressured margins.
• Weak demand from major customer markets for US chemical manufacturers led to reduced purchasing in Q3 2025.
• Accelerating destocking by US chemical manufacturers in Q3 2025 contributed to declining inventory levels.
APAC
• In China, the Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate Price Index fell in Q3 2025, influenced by declining PPI and contracting manufacturing.
• Production costs for Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate eased in Q3 2025 due to softened palm kernel oil and declining methanol.
• However, surging coconut oil feedstock prices in Asia during Q3 2025 partially offset overall Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate cost reductions.
• Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate demand outlook was bearish; consumer confidence at 89.6 in September 2025 indicated pessimism.
• Retail sales increased 3.0% year-on-year in September 2025, supporting some Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate demand.
• Industrial output expanded 6.5% year-on-year in September 2025, boosting Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate demand.
• Manufacturing Index was contracting in September 2025, impacting Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate industrial demand.
• Personal care preferences shifted towards efficacy and natural ingredients in 2025, influencing Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate.
Why did the price of Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate change in September 2025 in APAC?
• Producer Price Index declined 2.3% year-on-year in September 2025, indicating lower input costs for manufacturers.
• Consumer Confidence Index was 89.6 in September 2025, reflecting reduced discretionary spending on personal care.
• Manufacturing Index was Contracting in September 2025, signaling weaker industrial demand for chemical inputs.
Europe
• In Germany, the Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate Price Index rose quarter-over-quarter in Q3 2025, influenced by surging feedstock expenses.
• Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate production costs increased due to surging coconut oil and firming palm kernel oil feedstock costs.
• The Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate demand outlook was mixed, with strengthening personal care demand offsetting weak industrial production.
• Germany's industrial production declined 1.0% in September 2025, indicating reduced demand for chemical intermediates.
• The Manufacturing Index in Germany was contracting in Q3 2025, signaling weaker overall industrial activity.
• Producer prices fell 1.7% in September 2025 due to energy, while CPI rose 2.4%, increasing operational costs.
• Retail sales in Germany rose 0.2% in September 2025, supported by a stable 6.3% unemployment rate.
• European natural gas prices showed a slight downward trend in Q3 2025, easing some energy-related production costs.
• Global ammonia feedstock supply remained tight in August and September 2025, contributing to cost pressures.
Why did the price of Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate change in September 2025 in Europe?
• Surging coconut oil and firming palm kernel oil feedstock costs increased production expenses.
• Weak German industrial production and a contracting Manufacturing Index tempered overall demand.
• Strengthening demand for personal care products in Europe supported Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate prices.