Vitamin B3 slightly firmer ex-China, vitamin A and E remain stable to weak

Vitamin D3 500 prices remain firmer in most regions and especially in Europe higher spot prices are mentioned due to potential uncertainty over availability later this year. Learn more in this week’s vitamins snapshot (week 16)

Vitamin A and E very calm and stable. D-calpan seems to have stabilised for now, after a recent period of price decline. However, other vitamins are not showing a lot of movement. Some still record low in price.

Vitamin E 50%

The market is still very quiet and well contracted into Q2. The manufacturers are not lowering their price offers any further currently and that has led to mostly stable prices in all regions. Some traders seem to still have some excess stock and are offering this slightly below manufacturers’ prices.

Vitamin A 1000

In most regions, the price has been stable for some time now. Some minor decline is seen sometimes in the EU and USA, mostly coming from traders trying to move volume. But manufacturers have been stable on prices. Q2 is mostly contracted and in some cases a portion of Q3 as well as buyers find the risk acceptable at the current price levels. The market feels very quiet though.

Vitamin D3 500

Very quiet market in general and well contracted ahead. Spot prices have firmed in most regions, but there is not a lot of new volumes contracted at the moment. Still some uncertainties around the import procedure into the EU market for Chinese origin, which leads to potential question marks around availability in the upcoming summer.

D-Calpan

The market is not showing any significant activity. Most of Q2 is contracted, but there is also still hand-to-mouth / spot buying going on as buyers are not confident the price will move up. And prices, although low under current market conditions, have been lower historically.

Vitamin B3

A rather significant price increase is seen for Chinese origin on a FOB China basis. Availability and raw material prices are the main drivers, market experts believe. In the other regions, prices have also been a bit firmer lately, but not to the same extent. There is already a large contract cover well into 2023, and the additional/spot demand is therefore limited. No significant activity has been reported at the moment.