Calcium Market Report September 2013

September sees an upside-down picture of the reductive calcium market with the price of calcium clump dropping back from RMB16,300-16,500/t (USD2,654-2,687/t) ex works to RMB16,000-16,200/t (USD2,622-2,655/t) ex works with supply returning to normal after extensive facility repair. The downstream calcium granule market witnesses a consistent price reduction to RMB18,800-19,300/t (USD3,061-3,143/t) ex works while its export market keeps testifying to the dominance of USD3,230-3,280/t FOB China through October.Asian Metal Copyright The downstream calcium granule market witnesses a consistent price reduction to RMB18,800-19,300t USD3,061-3,143t ex works while its export market keeps testifying to the dominance of USD3,230-3,280t FOB China through October.Asian Metal Copyright However, transactions neither grow nor decline in number with both domestic and foreign demand staying flat.

The electrolytic calcium granule market conditions prove no more favourable with RMB34,000-39,000/t (USD5,536-6,350/t) ex works staying prevalent on the largest scale with RMB36,000-37,000/t (USD5,862-6,025/t) ex works on the average. Consumers hardly return to the market unless it is high time for inventory replenishment.
.Asian Metal CopyrightSeptember sees an upside-down picture of the reductive calcium market with the price of calcium clump dropping back from RMB16,300-16,500t USD2,654-2,687t ex works to RMB16,000-16,200t USD2,622-2,655t ex works with supply returning to normal after extensive facility repairAsian Metal Copyright