Calcium Price — China Factory EXW 2026

Calcium price Spec: China national standards

China EXW, VAT excluded

Newest China EXW USD 1,993.36 / MT · VAT excluded -243.3628 (-11.00%) as of 20210323

Newest Price 1,993.36

Price Date 20210323

Day's Change -243.36

Day's Range 1,993.36 - 1,750

Month's Change -673.51

Month's Range 1,993.36 - 1,319.85

Year's Change -207.23

Year's Range 1,993.36 - 2,200.59

Watch the regulatory angle: many 'novel' calcium forms like seaweed calcium or amino acid chelates sell in gray areas without clear compliance status. The 2023 industry conference ...

Also known as CALCIUM METAL, CALCIUM METALLO-ORGANIC STANDARD, CALCIUM PLASMA EMISSION STANDARD, Calcium shot

Opinions

What drives the price gap between basic and fortified calcium supplements?

Watch the regulatory angle: many 'novel' calcium forms like seaweed calcium or amino acid chelates sell in gray areas without clear compliance status. The 2023 industry conference on calcium carbonate high-value development highlighted growing scrutiny of functional claims. For traders, the practical takeaway is that import demand for premium organic calcium from Europe and Australia persists despite domestic supply, because Chinese consumers associate foreign brands with quality—even when domestic pharmaceutical-grade calcium meets identical standards.

How should adults over 30 adjust calcium supplementation strategy?

China's 2023 dietary guidelines actually lowered recommended calcium intake for middle-aged and elderly people from 1000 mg to 800 mg daily, reflecting updated evidence on optimal dosing. This matters for formulators targeting the senior supplement market—products should emphasize vitamin D3 at 400-1000 IU per serving and keep elemental calcium per tablet near 200-300 mg. Softgel formats are particularly problematic since fat digestion occurs after calcium's main absorption site in the upper GI tract.

Why do cheap calcium supplements work as well as expensive ones?

The real cost driver in China is the additive package, not calcium itself. Vitamin D3 and K2 combinations justify higher prices—D3 boosts absorption, K2 helps direct calcium to bone rather than soft tissue. But check actual nutrient content per tablet; many premium brands add only token amounts. For industrial buyers, note that pharmaceutical-grade calcium carbonate pricing tracks light calcium carbonate (PCC) markets, where China's oversupply keeps raw material costs low.

Calcium price context

What drives Calcium prices

What drives the price gap between basic and fortified calcium supplements?: Watch the regulatory angle: many 'novel' calcium forms like seaweed calcium or amino acid chelates sell in gray areas without clear compliance status. The 2023 ...

How should adults over 30 adjust calcium supplementation strategy?: China's 2023 dietary guidelines actually lowered recommended calcium intake for middle-aged and elderly people from 1000 mg to 800 mg daily, reflecting updated ...

How we assess Calcium price

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Overview

Calcium (Ca, CAS 7440-70-2) is a soft, silvery-white alkaline earth metal with a density of 1.54 g/mL, melting point of 850°C, and boiling point of 1484°C. It reacts with water, alcohols, and dilute acids to evolve hydrogen, and serves as a fundamental nutrient and industrial raw material.

Nutritional: essential for bone and tooth mineralization, with absorption influenced by vitamin D status, calcium intake level, and physiological demand.
Dietary supplements: available as inorganic salts (e.g., calcium carbonate, ~40% elemental calcium) and organic salts (e.g., calcium citrate, ~21%), with organic forms gentler on the stomach.
Industrial: used in steelmaking, metallurgical fluxes, and as feedstock for calcium-based chemicals.

China's calcium industry spans food-grade, pharmaceutical-grade, and industrial calcium carbonate production, with a trend toward high-value, functionalized products. The market includes both light and heavy calcium carbonate, with growing capacity in specialty grades. Domestic production generally meets demand, with some high-end products requiring import.

Key domestic producers:
Lubei Group – food-grade and pharmaceutical-grade calcium carbonate.
Suyan Jing Shen – calcium chloride supplier in East China.

Properties

Name

Calcium

CALCIUM METAL

CALCIUM METALLO-ORGANIC STANDARD

CALCIUM PLASMA EMISSION STANDARD

Calcium shot

CAS Number

7440-70-2

EINECS No.

231-179-5

Risk Codes

S8;S24/25;S43

Safety Description

HS Code

2805120000

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Calcium price Spec: China national standards

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