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Data Legend. The Hydrogen Peroxide price chart shows the prices in USA Dollar per metric ton (USD/mt) in 7 locations, as follows:
- US: Hydrogen Peroxide, United States, transaction, fob
- SAM: Hydrogen Peroxide, South America, transaction, fob, Brazil
- EUR: Hydrogen Peroxide, Europe, transaction, cif, Germany
- SEA: Hydrogen Peroxide, South Asia & Oceania, transaction, fob, Thailand
- NEA: Hydrogen Peroxide, Northeast Asia, transaction, fob, South Korea
- MDE: Hydrogen Peroxide, Middle East, transaction, cif, Saudi Arabia
- AFR: Hydrogen Peroxide, Africa, transaction, cif, South Africa
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Price Dynamics. The Hydrogen Peroxide price in United States increased during November 2018 to 678 USD per metric ton, which represents a considerable rise of 21% compared to the previous month’s value. On a year-over-year basis, Hydrogen Peroxide prices in United States increased modestly by 2%. Meanwhile, in Germany, the average price of Hydrogen Peroxide amounted to 353 USD per metric ton, from 351 USD per metric ton one year earlier. On a month-over-month basis, the Hydrogen Peroxide price in Germany is 5% higher than the price one month before.
The price of Hydrogen Peroxide in South Korea declined slightly throughout November 2018, reaching 511 USD per metric ton. The price in South Korea is 2% lower than the average price in the previous month and 21% higher than the average price one year before. In contrast, Hydrogen Peroxide prices in Thailand decreased modestly during November 2018, reaching 561 USD per metric ton, which means a decline of 1% from the previous month’s price and a rise of 41% from the previous year’s price.
The Hydrogen Peroxide prices in Saudi Arabia experienced a significant rise of 73 USD per metric ton from the prior month's price, to 564 USD per metric ton. Such price movement in Saudi Arabia meant a rise of 15% on a monthly basis and a rise of 8% on a yearly basis. On the other hand, in November 2018, the Hydrogen Peroxide price in Brazil witnessed a rise of 12 USD per metric ton when compared against the previous month's price, to 469 USD per metric ton. The November 2018 price in Brazil is 8% higher than the price one year before.
In South Africa, the average price of Hydrogen Peroxide was 563 USD per metric ton on November 2018 – a sharp increase of 58 USD per metric ton, or 11%, compared with the previous month. On a year-over-year basis, the Hydrogen Peroxide price in South Africa is 18% higher than the price one year before.
About Hydrogen Peroxide. Hydrogen Peroxide (a.k.a. H2O2, Oxygenated Water) is the simplest peroxide (molecules comprising a covalent bond between two oxygen atoms covalently bonded to one another) in existence. It is a nearly colorless (pale blue) liquid, weakly acidic, and miscible with water in all proportions. It can be found in nature, in living organisms, and in the atmosphere, however, oxygenated water is unstable and slowly decomposes in the presence of light. Hydrogen peroxide began being commercially produced in the 1880s and currently it is mainly used as a bleaching and oxidizing agent in a wide variety of industries.
In 1818, J. L. Thenard first produced Hydrogen Peroxide by reacting barium peroxide with nitric acid. Production on a commercial scale began around 1880. The scale of manufacture and use has increased noticeably with the development of electrochemical processes at the beginning of 1900, and then, with the development of organic autoxidation processes in the 1950s. In addition, another driving force that significantly contributed to the increase of Hydrogen Peroxide in the mid-19th century was its use in the pulp and paper industry. Hydrogen Peroxide is considered an environmentally friendly alternative to chlorine as a bleaching agent. The decomposition of Hydrogen Peroxide only generates oxygen and water.
Due to its high oxidizing and corrosive characteristics, hydrogen peroxide should be transported and stored in special containers (stainless steel, 99.5% aluminum, and certain aluminum-magnesium alloys or some plastics). Solutions with up to 60% H2O2 can also be stored in polyethylene tanks, and are compatible with PVDF, PVC, Teflon, and glass. Substances like sodium pyrophosphate, sodium stannate, phosphonic and aminophosphonic acids are used to stabilize peroxide solutions for longer periods of storage. Commercial H2O2 solutions are supplied in bulk by railroads cars (20–50 tons), trucks (20 tons), and ISO containers (20 tons). Also, PE containers with 5-, 30-, 60-L, and 220-L plastic drums and 1 m3 IBCs are available. Solutions containing percentages of hydrogen peroxide greater than 40% are prohibited from being transported by air.
Raw materials and the respective production processes employed in the manufacturing of Hydrogen Peroxide are listed below.
- Anthraquinone (anthraquinone autoxidation process, catalyzed by a palladium compound),
- Isopropanol + oxygen (Shell autooxidation process),
- Hydrogen + oxygen + 2-ethylanthraquinone/amylanthraquinone (anthroquinone process),
- Oxygen (cathodic reduction, Huron-Dow process)
The uses and applications of Hydrogen Peroxide may vary according to its specification. The main forms of Hydrogen Peroxide are strength (% of hydrogen peroxide) of 27.5%; 35%; 50%; 70%.
