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Fastmarkets is inviting feedback from the industry on its pricing methodology for industrial minerals, as part of its announced annual methodology review process.
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Key data from the iodine spot pricing sessions for the week ended Thursday September 23.
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Both the spot and contract sectors of the iodine market were stable in the pricing session ended Thursday June 24 although the underlying trend was for price rises.
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The spot iodine market rose on Thursday June 3 in response to tightening supply, led by exporters of Chilean material, while negotiations continued for contracts for the third quarter of the year.
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The iodine spot market has shown its first upward movement since September 2020 following a recovery across many sectors, industry sources told Fastmarkets in the week ended Friday April 30.
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Iodine producers were looking for higher prices with the market continuing to recover, and with growth reported in most sectors, sources told Fastmarkets.
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The iodine market has reported its first signs of recovery, with some market sectors experiencing a return in demand, although this has not yet been reflected in prices while stocks remain high.
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Iodine weekly and monthly contract prices were steady on Thursday January 28, while some market participants expect the year ahead will bring some recovery to demand and prices.
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Prices for iodine on both a spot and a contract basis were unchanged in the week to Thursday November 26 while the market looked ahead to a potential recovery in 2021.
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Fastmarkets opened a consultation on September 1, 2020, inviting feedback on its industrial minerals methodology in line with our annual methodology review process.
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The monthly contract iodine price was unchanged in September, while the weekly spot price slipped on September 24, with the market remaining hesitant about taking on unnecessary volumes.
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Fastmarkets is inviting feedback from the industry on its pricing methodology for its industrial minerals, as part of its annual methodology review process and compliance with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) principles for PRAs.
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The monthly contract iodine price was steady in August, while the weekly spot iodine price softened over the past week amid a drop in trading volumes due to a continued decrease in consumption.
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The weekly spot iodine price softened in the week to Thursday July 23, with reduced consumption increasing the availability of material.
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Monthly contract prices for iodine have narrowed this month, with cheaper material no longer available on the market despite some reports of a drop in consumption.
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The weekly spot iodine price held in the week to Thursday June 18 but reports of a drop in demand and consumption across several market sectors as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic caused sentiment to turn.
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A summary of Chile-based Sociedad Quimiqa y Minera's (SQM) financial results for the first quarter of 2020, as stated in its earnings report published on Wednesday May 20.
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Iodine producers are trying to impose a price increase but it was unclear whether consumers would accept an additional $0.50-1.00 per kg given the uncertainty about the longevity of the lockdowns in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Iodine sellers were testing buyers with spot market offers above Fastmarkets' range, but the price held steady due to a lack of confirmed deals.
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The outbreak of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) and the subsequent slowdown in China, one of the world’s largest iodine consumers, is yet to have an impact on the iodine spot market, as the price held firm this week.
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Iodine vendors in Japan have reported achieving higher prices in the week ended Friday February 14, continuing the slow climb seen since the start of the year.
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The range in the iodine price has continued to widen while the price increases, causing downstream companies to struggle to pass on rises to their customers.
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View the Fastmarkets holiday pricing schedule for 2020 and 2021.
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The iodine spot market has continued on an uptrend over the past seven days, with prices rising for the third consecutive week and the top end of the range approaching $40 per kg.
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Beginning in 2020, Fastmarkets will review its pricing methodologies and price specifications across all its Price Reporting Agency (PRA) divisions - Metals & Mining and Forest Products - on an annual basis rather than twice per year.
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The iodine price continues to rise on growing demand and a plateau in supply. The latest move in the iodine market sees Japanese producers edge their prices closer to those at the top end of the market.
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The undersupply in the iodine market continues to push prices higher, with market participants forecasting price increases into the first two quarters of 2020.
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The iodine contract price jumped again in Fastmarkets' final assessment of 2019, meaning the price has increased by more than a quarter over the past year.
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Iodine consumers are ordering greater volumes on contract for 2020 supply, according to two sellers who both see growth here at 5% compared with 2019 contracts.
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Market tightness continues to drive price increases for iodine with contracts reaching levels last seen in April 2015, although one producer believes that further increases could be coming.
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The low end of the spot iodine assessment range rose, supported by continued tight supply, while civil unrest in Chile is yet to affect the price.
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The market is flat this week after iodine producers gave their fourth quarter spot price offers in the previous week's assessment.
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The global iodine market's price ranges have been narrowing amid sustained price increases, while overall prices reported have been close to and above $32 per kg due to suppliers' attempts to achieve higher prices.
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Market tightness has continued to weigh on the iodine spot price, pushing it to levels last seen in May 2015.
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Market tightness continued to support the iodine spot price, drawing an end to an eight-week period of flatness.
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Sellers of iodine have reported achieving prices higher than the assessed range, but the price has remained steady for a sixth week - the longest such streak in a year.
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Firm iodine prices have divided opinion on whether consumers will withhold buying material and if supply is truly tightening.
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While consumers digest the latest price increase in the iodine spot market, they are trying to resist the need to buy, to test whether sellers will reduce their latest offers.
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Iodine prices spiked by $2 per kg last week in the highest single-week increase since the iodine price recovery started.
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The iodine spot price range reached its widest point for three and half years last week as prices from Japan continued to lag behind increases instigated by Chilean sellers.
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The contract price for iodine rose again amid speculation of dwindling supply, but consumers are questioning whether the price hikes are backed by fundamentals.
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The spot price for iodine has suddenly jumped by $1.50 per kg, with Asian consumers reported to be willing to pay prices at the top of the new range.
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Offer prices for iodine were rejected by one consumer, while another was looking for cheaper sources of supply although the market was still facing upward price pressure.
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Fastmarkets IM is waiting for confirmation from the buy side of spot deals at $30 per kg or higher before moving the range, while positive sentiment pushes up contract prices for the second quarter.
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Iodine market participants reported hearing of prices as high as $33 per kg during this week’s price assessment, but no transactions were confirmed at that price.
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Varying reports have come through on exactly how much inventories are being held by the producers in Chile, after undersupply had pushed iodine prices up for the past 18 months.
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Market participants have reporter higher offers for the next quarter but the spot market was steady this week.
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The iodine price range has stayed as wide as as $2 per kg.
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The iodine price was flat again although one iodine producer reported an increasing number of inquiries from consumers, while in Chile heavy rains affected production and logistics but only for a few days last month.
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