# In Aqueous Solution (Soda Lye Or Liq trade prices and signals...

The featured reported corridor is USA to Brazil, with a unit value of $286.87 per metric ton.

## Latest corridor price evidence

| Year | Route | USD per ton | Market median | Difference | Quantity |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | USA to Brazil | $387.41 | $418.82 | -7.5% | 1,846,741.4 t |
| 2023 | China to Australia | $398.77 | $512.79 | -22.2% | 949,617.2 t |
| 2023 | USA to Canada | $867.39 | $2,274.31 | -61.9% | 265,911.7 t |
| 2023 | Japan to Australia | $379.93 | $512.79 | -25.9% | 605,072.8 t |
| 2023 | Germany to Netherlands | $305.59 | $612.89 | -50.1% | 733,067 t |
| 2023 | Other Asia, nes to Australia | $441.25 | $512.79 | -14% | 367,479.7 t |
| 2023 | Republic of Korea to Australia | $419.11 | $512.79 | -18.3% | 367,476.9 t |
| 2023 | Qatar to United Arab Emirates | $324.97 | $2,209.4 | -85.3% | 466,837 t |
| 2023 | China to Indonesia | $274.94 | $1,452.92 | -81.1% | 529,006.9 t |
| 2023 | USA to Australia | $412.69 | $512.79 | -19.5% | 327,551.4 t |
| 2023 | USA to Chile | $709.76 | $4,843.14 | -85.3% | 149,546.9 t |
| 2023 | USA to Mexico | $412.62 | $2,962.97 | -86.1% | 230,271.5 t |
| 2023 | Belgium to France | $476.05 | $513.6 | -7.3% | 178,644.3 t |
| 2023 | Japan to Indonesia | $417.22 | $1,452.92 | -71.3% | 203,095.9 t |
| 2023 | Other Asia, nes to USA | $382.73 | $1,612.5 | -76.3% | 220,303.4 t |
| 2023 | USA to Uruguay | $784.49 | $1,072.66 | -26.9% | 102,748 t |
| 2023 | Germany to Finland | $477.2 | $608.68 | -21.6% | 163,243.9 t |
| 2023 | Belgium to Netherlands | $399.8 | $612.89 | -34.8% | 192,375.6 t |
| 2023 | Germany to Austria | $482.87 | $588.4 | -17.9% | 157,091 t |
| 2023 | Netherlands to Germany | $372.83 | $564.75 | -34% | 191,828.4 t |
| 2023 | Norway to Finland | $548.98 | $608.68 | -9.8% | 123,407 t |
| 2023 | Germany to Sweden | $511.38 | $511.38 | 0% | 130,906 t |
| 2023 | Saudi Arabia to Australia | $512.79 | $512.79 | 0% | 129,538.9 t |
| 2023 | USA to Jamaica | $356.46 | $853.63 | -58.2% | 184,836.5 t |
| 2023 | Italy to Austria | $478.91 | $588.4 | -18.6% | 136,723.9 t |
| 2023 | USA to Finland | $478.86 | $608.68 | -21.3% | 132,025.6 t |
| 2023 | Netherlands to Sweden | $274.06 | $511.38 | -46.4% | 230,437.3 t |
| 2023 | China to Brazil | $460.72 | $418.82 | +10% | 131,368.4 t |
| 2023 | Germany to Belgium | $398.3 | $699.91 | -43.1% | 149,823.4 t |
| 2023 | China to Other Asia, nes | $240.95 | $498.09 | -51.6% | 244,006.2 t |
| 2023 | Germany to France | $447.18 | $513.6 | -12.9% | 121,896.9 t |
| 2023 | Belgium to USA | $551.99 | $1,612.5 | -65.8% | 94,936.8 t |
| 2023 | Belgium to Germany | $524.84 | $564.75 | -7.1% | 96,647.7 t |
| 2023 | Egypt to Italy | $260.71 | $529.77 | -50.8% | 186,755.4 t |
| 2023 | France to Switzerland, Liechtenstein | $583.72 | $3,254.36 | -82.1% | 82,674.4 t |

## Featured corridor trade history

| Year | Route trade | Year-on-year change | 3-year growth |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | $196.1M | -14.5% | +8% |
| 2011 | $349.2M | +78.1% | +15.5% |
| 2012 | $387.3M | +10.9% | +19.1% |
| 2013 | $339.5M | -12.4% | +20.1% |
| 2014 | $282.3M | -16.8% | -6.8% |
| 2015 | $264.9M | -6.2% | -11.9% |
| 2016 | $302.5M | +14.2% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | $496.9M | +64.2% | +20.7% |
| 2018 | $571.2M | +14.9% | +29.2% |
| 2019 | $427.2M | -25.2% | +12.2% |
| 2020 | $392.0M | -8.2% | -7.6% |
| 2021 | $442.7M | +12.9% | -8.1% |
| 2022 | $919.8M | +107.8% | +29.1% |
| 2023 | $622.1M | -32.4% | +16.6% |
| 2024 | $528.9M | -15% | +6.1% |

_Source: reported merchandise trade data. Updated 2026-08-14._