Sodium silicate: Trading
No public price: how silicate is really sold
What this tab covers How it is bought and sold: buyers and sellers, price benchmarks and who publishes them, exchanges, contract types, traders, how Indian buyers price it, recent price points, and good sources to follow.Who buys, and where
- Precipitated silica plants
- Detergent makers
- Pulp and paper mills
- Foundries and construction chemical firms
Who sells, and from where
- Regional producers within a few hundred km
- Integrated soda ash or chlor-alkali producers
Price benchmarks
| Benchmark | Publisher | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| none | n/a | prices are bilateral and cost-plus |
Exchanges
| Venue | Contract | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| none | no futures | Local contract market |
Contract types
- Annual contracts indexed to soda ash and energy
- Spot tanker deliveries of solutions
- Glass lumps sold to dissolvers
Traders and distributors
- Few; solid lumps are traded regionally
How Indian buyers price it
- Priced by domestic producers off soda ash costs and freight; imports are minor for solutions.
- No anti-dumping duty on sodium silicate found.
Recent price points
| Date | Price | Basis | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | not published | n/a | n/a |
Good sources to follow
MarketsandMarkets sodium silicate press releasefreemium research site · MarketsandMarketsMarket size and key companies
Qemetica market environment: silicatesfree research site · Qemetica (formerly CIECH)European silicate capacity and demand
USGS Silica statistics and informationfree research site · US Geological SurveyIndustrial sand supply for silicate