Soda ash price by country
One row per country: FOB exports for net exporters, CIF imports for net importers, monthly unit values from national customs statistics.
| Country | Basis | Quarter free view | USD/t | Q/Q | Latest month | USD/t | M/M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | FOB exports | Q2 2026 | 210 | +10.3% | July 2026 🔒 | dashboard | – |
| Brazil | CIF imports | Q2 2026 | 196 | -5.3% | August 2026 🔒 | dashboard | – |
| Netherlands awaiting next period | CIF imports | Q2 2026 | 282 | -0.9% | June 2026 🔒 | dashboard | – |
| India | CIF imports | Q2 2026 | 213 | -2.3% | July 2026 🔒 | dashboard | – |
| Japan | CIF imports | Q2 2026 | 271 (2 mo) | +15.5% | July 2026 🔒 | dashboard | – |
| Germany | CIF imports | Q2 2026 | 334 | -2.6% | July 2026 🔒 | dashboard | – |
| China (origin, landed India) | CIF, landed India | Q2 2026 | 217 | -8.9% | July 2026 🔒 | dashboard | – |
In verification: Saudi Arabia (latest customs month April 2026); Turkey (latest customs month December 2025). Each is added as soon as its customs record has enough recent months to publish a reliable monthly price.
Soda ash price trend, last four quarters
- United States FOB lead
- Brazil CIF
- Netherlands CIF
- India CIF
- Japan CIF
- Germany CIF
- China (origin, landed India) CIF
Soda ash price history since 2015
Annual average unit values from national customs statistics, 2015 to 2025, for each published country (value over net weight of the year, same basis as the monthly series). It places today's price in the cycle: how far it sits from the long-run low, high and average.
| Country | Years | Low | High | Average | Quarter shown | Vs average | Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States FOB exports | 2015–2025 | 194 (2016) | 297 (2023) | 223 | 210 · Q2 2026 | -5.7% | 5 of 11 years |
| Brazil CIF imports | 2015–2025 | 202 (2021) | 396 (2023) | 260 | 196 · Q2 2026 | -24.6% | 0 of 11 years |
| Netherlands CIF imports | 2015–2025 | 234 (2015) | 406 (2023) | 282 | 282 · Q2 2026 | +0.1% | 7 of 11 years |
| India CIF imports | 2015–2025 | 221 (2021) | 387 (2022) | 256 | 213 · Q2 2026 | -16.6% | 0 of 11 years |
| Japan CIF imports | 2015–2025 | 232 (2016) | 415 (2023) | 275 | 271 · Q2 2026 | -1.5% | 8 of 11 years |
| Germany CIF imports | 2015–2025 | 235 (2016) | 390 (2023) | 275 | 334 · Q2 2026 | +21.4% | 8 of 10 years |
"Above" counts the yearly averages the figure beats.
Soda ash price outlook by region
North America soda ash price
Region mean Q2 2026: USD 210 per t, +10.3% on Q1 2026 (tonnage-weighted across 1 series).
Europe soda ash price
Region mean Q2 2026: USD 303 per t, -1.7% on Q1 2026 (tonnage-weighted across 2 series).
Asia Pacific soda ash price
Region mean Q2 2026: USD 216 per t, -4.3% on Q1 2026 (tonnage-weighted across 3 series).
Latin America soda ash price
Region mean Q2 2026: USD 196 per t, -5.3% on Q1 2026 (tonnage-weighted across 1 series).
What moved the soda ash price in April 2026?
1 plant event(s) (outages or capacity changes) fell in this period; the events, the plants and the tonnage affected are in the Group and All-access dashboards.
Soda ash plant maintenance and outages
1 shutdown ended in the past 12 months.
Plants, dates and tonnes lost: dashboard.
Who produces soda ash?
26 plants across 5 region(s) are in the registry, each from a filing or company release. The public page lists the producers; sites, capacities, status, outages and the turnaround calendar are in the Group and All-access dashboards.
- Other: Şişecam (1 plant)
- Europe: Solvay, Qemetica, Tata Chemicals (9 plants)
- Asia Pacific: GHCL, Tata Chemicals, RSPL, DCW, Tuticorin Alkali, Nirma, Tokuyama (8 plants)
- Middle East: WE Soda, Şişecam (3 plants)
- North America: Solvay, WE Soda, Tata Chemicals, Şişecam (5 plants)
Open the plant registry in the dashboard →
How is the soda ash price assessed?
Trade-implied from customs data (rule v3, 29 Sep 2026). Trade-implied unit value: the customs value of a country's monthly trade in the commodity's HS code divided by the customs tonnage, from national customs statistics as compiled by UN Comtrade, on the world-partner total. Exports FOB are used for net exporters and imports CIF for net importers, so each country line is the leg that carries the volume. The tonnage is the as-shipped weight recorded by customs, so lye and solution products are priced on shipped tonnes, not contained product. A month is published only when its tonnage clears the volume floor and the figure passes the desk's checks against the previous months and the other countries; a month that fails is held, not estimated. A figure marked rev was revised after first publication and the earlier value stays in the record.
A quarter is the mean of its published months. Years before the monthly series are customs annual totals (value over net weight); years under 1,200 t traded are left out. The world figure is the tonnage-weighted mean of the countries sharing the latest month. "rev" marks a revised figure; the earlier value stays in the record. Every number is computed from the customs record and verified by the research desk; nothing is typed in.
Primary source: national customs statistics as compiled in UN Comtrade (monthly, HS 283620, world partner), classified under the WCO Harmonized System.
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Questions buyers ask about the soda ash price
What is the soda ash price today?
USD 220 per t world in April 2026, the tonnage-weighted mean of 5 country series. The public page shows quarter means one quarter behind; the current month for every country is in the dashboard. Each monthly figure is a unit value from national customs statistics, verified by the research desk before publication.
Which countries does this soda ash price page cover?
7 published: United States, Brazil, Netherlands, India, Japan, Germany, China (origin, landed India). In verification: Saudi Arabia, Turkey (added as soon as their customs record has enough recent months for a reliable monthly price).
How is the soda ash price assessed?
Customs value divided by customs tonnage, per country and month: FOB exports for net exporters, CIF imports for net importers, from national customs statistics (UN Comtrade). The research desk verifies each month before it is published.
Who produces soda ash?
26 registered plant(s) from Şişecam, Solvay, Qemetica, Tata Chemicals, GHCL, RSPL, DCW, Tuticorin Alkali, each from a filing or company release. Sites, capacities, status and outages are in the Group and All-access dashboards.
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Free: quarter means one quarter behind, the quarter chart, the price history, producers and the method. Subscribers (from USD 1,999 a year) get every month for every country, spreads, averages, contract formulas, CSV, desk notes and alerts.
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Cite as: Douglas Insights, Soda ash price by country, April 2026, https://www.douglasinsights.com/prices/soda-ash/, accessed 11 October 2026.