Japan/S Korea: Assessment steady as sellers push for increases

摘要

Prices for sulphuric acid exports from Japan and South Korea were assessed unchanged at -$15/t to -$10/t FOB for spot and contract sales, as new spot business was lacking. Some sources believed that single-digit CFR prices may be achievable, particularly on sales to Southeast Asia. One trader pegged prices as high as -$5/t to $0/t FOB, but this was not a price widely supported in the market despite limited availability, and some doubted whether even -$10/t FOB would be achievable on new sales.