Weekly Prices and Analyses for Chemicals (January 28, 2020)

API

Potassium Sorbate $4100/MT

This week's European bidding is basically over. Wang Long has restarted productioon on the 15th, and the southern factories of Jiangbei and Yangtze River will resume production later. The market is still out of stock in the short term. Due to the exchange rate reduction, the price slightly increased this week.

Paracetamol $3.7/KGS

Sulfadimidine Sodium $13/KGS

Lincomycin Hydrochloride $34.5/BOU

Gentamicin Sulfate $148.5/BOU

Biochemical Engineering

D-Glucose Monohydrate $400/MT

Recently, domestic corn prices are mostly stable with a few small fluctuations. The market tends to be stable. The price will maintain stable in the short term. 

Sucralose $26/KGS

Food Additives

Taurine $2200/MT

The price is still at the bottom this week, but production volume at several firms is flucturating so the price could rise at any time.

Aspartame $10500/MT

Environmental protection is carried out, and the delivery time is relatively long. The price is rising steadily. The peak season requires goods to be arranged in advance.

Chemical Reagents

Acesulfame K $7700/KGS

At present, there are still only two production plants in China. The price is relatively stable and due to environmental pressure, the price will increase slightly recently. We still have 10 tons of inventory.