Potassium hydroxide News & Market Updates

China's KOH sector is consolidating around a few large players. Korean UNID operates 320,000 t/y across two Jiangsu plants, while Qinghai Huixin acquired 420,000 t/y of assets from the Salt Lake restructuring. Sanfu shares expanded to 120,000 t/y and produced 140,900 tons in…

S Sarah Mitchell on Aug 29, 2026

Conventional KOH evaporation uses triple-effect falling film evaporators, concentrating 30% liquor to 48% under vacuum at 100-150°C. But an MVR retrofit on an 80,000 t/y plant shows major savings: combining MVR for the 11.85%-25% range with double-effect evaporation for…

Y Yuki Tanaka on Aug 14, 2026

The purity gap stems from feedstock economics. Purifying potassium chloride is far costlier than sodium chloride, so KOH production retains a meaningful sodium hydroxide fraction. Since high-purity caustic soda has massive demand that absorbs purification costs, producers have…

J James Morrison on Aug 12, 2026

Release of Potash Chloride Port Inventory Data for Major Domestic Ports

on Aug 03, 2026

As of Aug 3, KCl port inventory: Qingdao ~216k tons, Zhanjiang ~275k tons, Lianyungang ~885.4k tons.

Analysis of Potassium Sulfate Market Trend on July 7

on Jul 07, 2026

On July 7, potassium sulfate prices fell 50 yuan/ton week-on-week: processed 52% powder at 4300-4350 yuan/ton, resource-based 50% at 3850-3900 yuan/ton. Weak...

Chempricehub reminder: Mid-June port inventory data for potassium chloride at multiple domestic ports has been released.

on Jun 16, 2026

As of June 16, port inventories of imported potassium chloride: Yingkou 1.25M tons, Yantai 80K tons, Zhanjiang 225K tons.

Chempricehub Alert: Potassium Nitrate Prices Drop at Hunan Meiao Potash Industry

on Apr 13, 2026

On April 13, Hunan Meiao Potash lowered ex-factory prices for industrial-grade potassium nitrate by 100 yuan/ton to 5,300 yuan/ton. With an annual output of...

Chempricehub Alert: Factory price of potassium nitrate reduced by 100 yuan per ton.

on Apr 01, 2026

On April 1, Hunan Meiao Potash reduced the ex-factory price of industrial-grade potassium nitrate by 100 yuan/ton to 5,300 yuan/ton. The price drop suggests...

Chempricehub Alert: Potassium Nitrate Prices Drop at Hunan Meiao Potash Industry

on Feb 27, 2026

On February 27, Hunan Meiao Potassium's industrial-grade potassium nitrate ex-factory price fell by 100 yuan/ton to 5,300 yuan/ton. The price drop suggests...

Chempricehub Alert: The ex-factory price of potassium nitrate has decreased by 100 yuan per ton.

on Feb 12, 2026

On February 12, Hunan Meiao Potash reduced the ex-factory price of industrial-grade potassium nitrate by 100 yuan/ton to 5,300 yuan/ton. With an annual...