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Top 5 Chemicals

Moving this week

Caustic Soda (SEA)

USD 432.5/MT

▲ 2.9%

Methanol (India)

USD 340.0/MT

▲ 2.6%

SLES (Indonesia)

USD 1250.0/MT

▲ 0.4%

Acetic Acid (China)

USD 612.5/MT

▼ 9.1%

Toluene (Vietnam)

USD 785.0/MT

▼ 9.6%
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Regulatory Alert

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EU PFAS Restriction Consultation Closing Soon

ECHA consultation on PFAS restriction proposal closes 25 Aug 2025. Significant impact expected across multiple value chains.

Status: Consultation
Region: European Union
Affected: PFAS, Derivatives
Effective: TBD
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ChemicalSEAIndiaChinaEuropeN.America
Caustic Soda↑2.9%↑1.8%↓0.2%↑1.1%↑0.3%
Methanol↓1.7%↓1.2%↓0.1%↓0.6%↑0.8%
SLES↑0.4%→0.0%↑0.6%↑0.3%↑0.2%
Acetic Acid↑3.8%↑2.5%↑1.9%↑1.2%↑0.7%
Toluene↓1.2%↓0.8%↓0.4%↓0.6%↓0.5%
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CBAM Quarterly Filing Deadline

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UPCOMING

SEP

04

PFAS Restriction Consultation

European Union

UPCOMING

SEP

18

Anti-Dumping Review

United States

UPCOMING

OCT

15

REACH Annex XVII Review

European Union

UPCOMING

OCT

28

Indonesia Import Regulation

Indonesia

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Global Trade Flows

Top Exporters

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China235 KT
2
South Korea84 KT
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Taiwan62 KT
4
India48 KT
5
Japan36 KT

Top Importers

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Indonesia245 KT
2
India98 KT
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Vietnam72 KT
4
Thailand58 KT
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Philippines41 KT
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Caustic Soda

BullishUSD 440–455/MT

Methanol

BullishUSD 335–355/MT

SLES

BullishUSD 1,250–1,320/MT

Acetic Acid

BearishUSD 610–640/MT

Toluene

BearishUSD 760–780/MT
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