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Data Legend. The Barium Chloride price chart shows the prices in USA Dollar per metric ton (USD/mt) in 4 locations, as follows:
- US: transaction, cif
- China: transaction, fob
- SE Asia: transaction, cif, Thailand
- Europe: transaction, cif, Netherlands
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Price Dynamics. The Barium Chloride price in United States decreased during September 2018 to 928 USD per metric ton, which represents a slight decline of 2% compared to the previous month’s value. On a year-over-year basis, Barium Chloride prices in United States increased by 4%. Meanwhile, in China, the average price of Barium Chloride amounted to 832 USD per metric ton, from 613 USD per metric ton one year earlier. On a month-over-month basis, the Barium Chloride price in China is 1% higher than the price one month before.
The price of Barium Chloride in Thailand declined throughout September 2018, reaching 700 USD per metric ton. The price in Thailand is 5% lower than the average price in the previous month and 55% higher than the average price one year before. In contrast, Barium Chloride prices in Netherlands increased significantly during September 2018, reaching 641 per, which means a rise of 10% from the previous month’s price and a rise of 50% from the previous year’s price.
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About Barium Chloride. Barium Chloride is one of the most common water-soluble salts of barium, appearing as colorless to white crystals or colorless monoclinic plates. On an industrial scale, the production of barium chloride is carried out by the reaction of barium sulfide solution with hydrochloric acid. Alternatively, the reaction of barium sulfide solution with chlorine is of commercial interest. Along with other chlorides, Barium Chloride is used as a component of melt quenching baths for steel. It is also employed as a starting material for the production of sulfide-free blanc fixe grades and, instead of barium carbonate, to remove sulfate from solutions. Finally, it has limited importance as a stabilizer for plastics.
Both anhydrous and dihydrate barium chloride are usually packed in 50 kg multilayer paper bags with liners or polyethylene covers to protect the salt from moisture. Since barium chloride is toxic by ingestion, the material must be stored away from food and feedstuffs.
Raw materials and the respective production processes employed in the manufacturing of Barium Chloride are listed below.
- Barium sulfide + hydrochloric acid (salt formation)
The uses and applications of Barium Chloride may vary according to its specification. The main forms of Barium Chloride are technical grade (crystals or powdered with 99-99.5% purity); ACS reagent crystal grade; and chemically pure
Barium chloride can be employed as a case hardening/heat treatment salt; in flux (magnesium production); in melt quenching baths (steel production); a phosphoric acid purification agent; a reagent (barium lake formation); and a plastic stabilizer in some cases.
