Industrial Minerals


Price Briefing — 6 January-12 January 2012

12 January 2012

by Siobhan Lismore

High energy costs drive up soda ash markets; iodine softens

Keywords: soda ash, barytes, iodine, China, India

In the second week into the year, markets continued to correct themselves. Barytes prices were readjusted, iodine tracked lower and soda ash out of Europe was assessed higher.

The oil and gas markets have a lot to answer for. On one hand, energy costs are now so high many producers are...