Iodine spot, contract prices tick upwards slightly
By Martim Facada
Published: Friday, 28 July 2017
The global iodine market saw a small uptick in prices although spot consumers and suppliers acknowledged there was little business activity. Tender for 8 tonnes of material was concluded and suppliers remain bullish on sentiment.
Spot and contract prices of iodine (crystal, 99.5%min,
drums) have risen on the low end of the
IM price ranges, according to
IM 27 July market assessment.
Suppliers remain bullish pushing prices to the $21/kg mark for
container volumes (typically 18 tonnes) in both contract and
spot markets but consumers...