Price for Chromium Oxides and Hydroxides; Excluding Chromium Trioxide in the United States - 2023

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  1. Price for Chromium Oxides and Hydroxides; Excluding Chromium Trioxide in the United States (CIF) - 2023
  2. Imports of Chromium Oxides and Hydroxides; Excluding Chromium Trioxide in the United States

Price for Chromium Oxides and Hydroxides; Excluding Chromium Trioxide in the United States (CIF) - 2023

The average import price for chromium oxides and hydroxides; excluding chromium trioxides stood at $6,090 per ton in December 2023, picking up by 2.3% against the previous month. Overall, the import price, however, continues to indicate a slight shrinkage. The pace of growth was the most pronounced in July 2023 an increase of 30% against the previous month. Over the period under review, average import prices reached the peak figure at $7,379 per ton in February 2023; however, from March 2023 to December 2023, import prices remained at a lower figure.

There were significant differences in the average prices amongst the major supplying countries. In December 2023, the country with the highest price was Germany ($8,561 per ton), while the price for China amounted to $5,031 per ton.

From December 2022 to December 2023, the most notable rate of growth in terms of prices was attained by India (+34.4%), while the prices for the other major suppliers experienced more modest paces of growth.

Imports of Chromium Oxides and Hydroxides; Excluding Chromium Trioxide in the United States

In 2022, supplies from abroad of chromium oxides and hydroxides; excluding chromium trioxides decreased by -14.6% to 3.8K tons, falling for the second consecutive year after two years of growth. The total import volume increased at an average annual rate of +6.8% from 2019 to 2022; however, the trend pattern indicated some noticeable fluctuations being recorded in certain years. The pace of growth was the most pronounced in 2020 with an increase of 48%. As a result, imports attained the peak of 4.6K tons. From 2021 to 2022, the growth of imports of remained at a somewhat lower figure.

In value terms, imports of chromium oxides and hydroxides; excluding chromium trioxides skyrocketed to $19M in 2022. The total import value increased at an average annual rate of +12.5% from 2019 to 2022; however, the trend pattern indicated some noticeable fluctuations being recorded in certain years. As a result, imports attained the peak and are likely to continue growth in the immediate term.

Import of Chromium Oxides and Hydroxides; Excluding Chromium Trioxide in the United States (Million USD)
COUNTRY2019202020212022CAGR,
2019-2022
Germany7.88.07.19.15.3%
China4.53.84.68.021.1%
Canada0.60.41.00.75.3%
Italy0.51.61.30.711.9%
IndiaN/A0.20.40.441.4%
Others0.20.50.90.314.5%
Total13.514.515.319.212.5%

Top Suppliers of Chromium Oxides and Hydroxides; Excluding Chromium Trioxide to the United States in 2022:

  1. China (1409.8 tons)
  2. Germany (1034.7 tons)
  3. Italy (637.4 tons)
  4. Canada (596.0 tons)
  5. India (62.3 tons)

Source: IndexBox Market Intelligence Platform

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