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North America
Due to consistent demand from the Aluminium sector, Bauxite prices in North America increased throughout the third Quarter of 2022. At the termination of Q3 of 2022, the local market had limited supply and strong demand because of port congestion at the container terminals of the US west coast and high inflationary costs pressure on the commodity market amid a rise in the upstream energy values. The prices were also impacted by the increasing demand from the downstream industries, i
North America
The Phosphonate Price in the North American market has fluctuated within rangebound during the first half of the quarter. That is further coupled with the reduced operations at the manufacturing facilities impacting the demand in the domestic market. Although to sustain the netbacks efficiently, producers adjusted the operating rates in the domestic market. In addition, the demand has dropped in the latter half, further coupled with a blizzard storm by the quarter end, enforcing a n
North America
In the North American market, Hydrogen prices witnessed a declining trend throughout the fourth quarter of 2022 due to fluctuating natural gas prices. Production levels remain firm in the USA as the demand for green Hydrogen rose. The PEM electrolysis strategy has been more economical than natural gas production. Despite the falling costs of natural gas and oil, which caused high domestic market prices, Hydrogen use soared. The demand from fertilizer and food sectors remained stagn
North America
Lithium Metal prices witnessed a plunging price trend in the third quarter of 2022 in the US market. According to market participants, rising demand for consumer electronics and lithium for producing electric vehicle (EV) batteries caused lithium prices to fall in July. Despite price pressures, Chilean miners anticipated an increase in lithium inquiries in the fourth quarter. However, the bearish price trend of Lithium Metal took a new turn in August and September, driving down the
As per the ChemAnalyst database, o-Xylene price witnessed an upward movement in the global market during the first week of April. The primary reason behind the price hike was a steep rebound in demand for the product, soaring Crude oil, and the disruption caused by the COVID outbreak in China.
China is the largest importer of o-Xylene from India and is one of the world's largest markets for civil aerospace and aviation services. The increased demand for o-Xylene from the aerospace industry for t
