Sodium Price — China Factory EXW 2026

Sodium price Spec: China national standards

China EXW, VAT excluded

Newest China EXW USD 1,150.44 / MT · VAT excluded -371.6814 (-24.00%) as of 20210322

Newest Price 1,150.44

Price Date 20210322

Day's Change -371.68

Day's Range 1,150.44 - 778.76

Month's Change +802.36

Month's Range 1,150.44 - 1,952.81

Year's Change -849.56

Year's Range 1,150.44 - 2,000

The basis blowout shows how financial positioning can distort signals. For sodium metal buyers, watch caustic operating rates as a proxy for chlor-alkali output, since sodium metal...

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What drives the price spread between sodium metal and its downstream caustic soda chain?

The basis blowout shows how financial positioning can distort signals. For sodium metal buyers, watch caustic operating rates as a proxy for chlor-alkali output, since sodium metal often shares energy and salt feedstock economics with that chain.

Why does sodium metal carry a price premium over other alkali metals?

That price range matches lab-quantity quotes rather than contract volumes. Large industrial buyers likely negotiate well below 50 USD/kg. Still, the nuclear-grade niche is strategically important — few global suppliers exist, and China's sole producer also benefits from state-linked ownership and stable salt lake feedstock.

How is sodium metal demand evolving beyond traditional chemical uses?

Sodium-ion's cost crossover with LFP is projected around 2026-2027, but that assumes lithium stays above 150,000 yuan/ton. If lithium prices stay low, sodium metal's battery-linked demand growth could disappoint, leaving traditional uses like titanium reduction and chemical synthesis as the steady baseline.

Sodium price context

What drives Sodium prices

What drives the price spread between sodium metal and its downstream caustic soda chain?: The basis blowout shows how financial positioning can distort signals. For sodium metal buyers, watch caustic operating rates as a proxy for chlor-alkali output...

Why does sodium metal carry a price premium over other alkali metals?: That price range matches lab-quantity quotes rather than contract volumes. Large industrial buyers likely negotiate well below 50 USD/kg. Still, the nuclear-gra...

How we assess Sodium price

China factory / mainstream market EXW quotes (VAT excluded where shown) - not a single global public index

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Overview

Sodium (CAS 881-17-4), also known by its Latin-derived name Natrium and symbol Na, is a soft, silvery-white alkali metal that reacts vigorously with water. It is a fundamental industrial element whose compounds and ionic forms underpin diverse applications from nutrition to energy storage.

Nutritional: an essential mineral that regulates extracellular fluid volume, osmotic pressure, acid-base balance, nerve-muscle excitability, and blood pressure.
Chemical & metallurgical: a reducing agent and raw material for producing sodium compounds and intermediates.
Energy storage: a key component in sodium-ion batteries, where it is being developed as a lower-cost alternative to lithium-based systems.
Industrial: used in sodium-vapor lamps and as a heat-transfer medium in certain nuclear reactors.

China's sodium landscape is dominated by its downstream sodium-ion battery sector, which is scaling rapidly. Production routes for sodium compounds are mature, while the domestic industry focuses on advancing battery-grade materials such as hard carbon anodes and layered oxide cathodes.

Key domestic producers:
Ningde Times (CATL) – leading sodium-ion battery producer with large-scale capacity.
Zhongke Haina – a technology firm focused on sodium-ion battery R&D and production.
Do-Fluoride New Materials – active in sodium battery materials and electrolyte salts.
Guoxuan High-Tech – developing its own sodium battery technology with automated production lines.

Properties

Name

Sodium

CAS Number

881-17-4

HS Code

2805110000

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