Silicone Prices | Historical and Current
Monitor Silicone Prices Worldwide
Plans Starting at $299 USD /year
Monitor the current price of Silicone, as well as 10-year price history.
The chart below is a sample of Intratec Primary Commodity Prices. Subscribe and access now current prices of 225 commodities, including Silicone.
Data Legend. The chart above shows Silicone price assessment in USA Dollar per metric ton (USD/mt), as follows: Silicone, export transaction price, fob, Netherlands
Data Use. Silicone prices are provided as an annual subscription where subscribers have access to reliable pricing data of 225 commodities worldwide. Intratec's methodology employs a structured big data strategy that utilizes advanced technologies to extract publicly available data from primary sources such as governmental trade records, statistics bureaus, and international agencies. This data is then processed through mathematical models to generate reliable assessments, published at the very beginning of each month. To better understand the data provided check Intratec Primary Commodity Prices Methodology .
Data Delivery Methods. Silicone price assessments are available via different delivery methods: (i) online charts; (ii) directly into Excel (using Intratec Add-in); (iii) in Power BI dashboards or (iv) a web API (to facilitate integration with existing workflows).
Intratec Primary Commodity Prices
Track global current prices of 225 commodities including Silicone
Current Monthly Prices
Price History & Forecasts
Prices in Multiple Countries / World Regions
Prices Directly In Excel
Plans Starting at $299 USD /year
Silicone Price Outlook. The price of Silicone (Europe) increased during March 2020 to 7,720 USD per metric ton, which represents a slight rise of 0.9% compared to the previous month’s value. On a year-over-year basis, the prices of Silicone (Europe) decreased by 6%.
About Silicone. Silicone is a class of polymers, in which silicon atoms are linked via oxygen atoms, each silicon atom bearing one or several organic groups (usually methyl or phenyl in industrial production). Silicon compounds are quite abundant in nature, but Silicones are not found naturally. They were first synthetized in 1930, with industrial production beginning nine years later and growing rapidly in the years that followed, a result of the high demand for Silicones in World War II. Currently, they have a wide variety of commercial forms and applications, ranging from automotive to pharmaceutical industries.
Silicone Handling. For its great number of compounds and forms, Silicones have different types of storage and transportation. With that in mind, most of Silicone compounds are considered nontoxic, not flammable, and not highly reactive. No special measures must be taken in transportation or storage, besides common-sense for good housekeeping.
Silicone Production. Raw materials and the respective production processes employed in the manufacturing of Silicone are listed below.
- Dimethylsiloxane oligomers + strong acid (such as hydrochloric acid or sulfuric acid) + strong base (such as sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide) + silicon tetrachloride (polycondensation),
- Dimethylsiloxane oligomers + trichlorophenylsilane/trichloromethylsilane + silicon tetrachloride (Grignard reaction followed by hydrolysis and polymerisation),
- Cyclic oligodiorganosiloxanes + strong base (such as sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide) + silicon tetrachloride (ring opening polymerization),
- Siloxane (emulsion polymerization)
Silicone Uses. The uses and applications of Silicone may vary according to its specification. The main forms of Silicone are fluids; emulsions; solutions; resins; pastes; elastomers; and powders.
