In March 2025, the prices of Sodium Chlorate declined in the Chinese market with adequate supply to meet downstream demand. Moreover, lower cost support from the feedstock Chlorine has further created a pessimistic market view. Furthermore, Chinese Refinery output rose during January and February, ensuring consistent upstream raw availability which further supported the price trend.

The prices of Sodium Chlorate have remained weak since the beginning of January 2025. As per the recent data, Chinese Sodium Chlorate production remained steady in March 2025 with the manufacturer operating at 80-90% capacity post-spring festival. The feedstock Chlorine and electricity prices held steady leading to lower production costs. No major outages and shutdowns were reported as of March 2025. Furthermore, post-Lunar New Year, several Sodium Chlorate plants started operating at traditional rates to maintain adequate supply.

On the demand front, Sodium Chlorate demand from the downstream pulp and paper, water treatment, and textile sectors remained gloomy. Simultaneously, unchanged demand from the FMCG-related packaging industry has created overall lower product inquiries during this timeframe. Additionally, a slower recovery in consumer spending sentiments and industrial activity has prevented major market swings.

The downstream paper and pulp industry was operating at nominal rates and no such inquiries for Sodium Chlorate have been registered from the domestic market. Furthermore, the port's inventories begin destocking trends suggesting the controlled pace of downstream consumption. In addition, limited cost transmission at the processing level kept restocking sentiments cautious.

Furthermore, another downstream water treatment has held firm leading to average sodium chlorate product inquiries from the sector. Furthermore, the slow pace of recovery of the downstream terminal consumption and the obvious lack of momentum for replenishing stocks in the industrial chain has further created a pessimistic market scenario for Sodium Chlorate.

However, downstream Softwood pulp prices rose, while hard pulp prices marginally dipped giving mixed market sentiments. Moreover, constantly rising imports from last year have led to higher product inquiries from the international market. This increase in queries from the international market was not enough to increase the price trend due to adequate supply in the market which fulfilled the internal demand.

As per ChemAnalyst, the prices of Sodium Chlorate in the Chinese market are expected to remain rangebound in the upcoming month due to adequate stocks in the market to meet domestic and overseas market demand. Furthermore, the cost of production is expected to remain subpar due to stable electricity and Feedstock Chlorine prices.