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Sodium Dichromate Pricing, Demand and Supply Overview
Sodium Dichromate prices in Germany, one of the two higher-priced regions tracked in this report, rose 1.5% in Q2 2026 to USD 1,330.00/MT from USD 1,310.00/MT in Q1, holding within the high tier of this market's persistent two-tier pricing structure. Chinese and Indian prices, the lower tier, edged up 0.9% each, reaching USD 1,100.00/MT and USD 1,080.00/MT respectively. Globally, the average rose from USD 1,198.80/MT in Q1 to USD 1,214.20/MT in Q2, a 1.3% gain, following a recovery of 3.0% in Q1 that brought this market right back to where it began the prior year. For H2 2026, this market's forecast reads steady to slightly soft, with the projected global band just under current levels and the two-tier structure expected to remain intact.
Sodium Dichromate is the gateway chemical of the chromium chain, made by roasting chromite ore with soda ash and converting the resulting chromate. Nearly every downstream chromium product, from tanning salts and pigments to plating chemicals and metal treatments, starts here, which makes its price the heartbeat of chromium chemistry. Production follows chromite ore availability and environmental permitting, both of which concentrate the industry in a handful of regions, since hexavalent chromium is heavily regulated everywhere and compliance costs and closures shape regional supply as much as ore does. This market has settled into a persistent two-tier structure, with regions that host local production capacity commanding a premium over regions that rely on imports, a divide that has held steady through the period covered in this report. Chromite ore feedstock costs, hexavalent chromium regulatory compliance costs, and downstream chromium chemical demand are what drive prices in this market.
Sodium Dichromate Price Forecast for 2026
The outlook for Sodium Dichromate through H2 2026 reads steady to slightly soft, with the projected global band sitting just under the current price and both pricing tiers expected to hold their levels and their distance from one another. The two-tier structure that has characterized this market throughout the period covered here, reflecting who has local production capacity and who buys at the gate from those regions, is expected to remain intact through the remainder of the year.
The main upside risk is a further tightening of chromite ore availability or additional hexavalent chromium compliance-driven capacity closures, which could widen the gap between the two pricing tiers further. The main downside risk is a broader softening of downstream chromium chemical demand, tied to tanning, pigment, and plating applications, which could pressure both tiers lower than currently forecast.
| Region | 2026 Price Range (USD/MT) | Outlook |
| Global Average | 1,110.00 - 1,160.00 | Two-tier structure holds steady to slightly soft |
| Germany | 1,240.00 - 1,340.00 | Local production capacity sustains the high-tier premium |
| United States | 1,220.00 - 1,320.00 | Local production capacity keeps this market in the high tier |
| India | 1,010.00 - 1,090.00 | Import-reliant buying keeps this market in the low tier |
| China | 1,020.00 - 1,110.00 | Import-reliant buying keeps this the most affordable market |
For the Quarter Ending June 2026
Sodium Dichromate Prices Q2 2026:
- Germany: USD 1,330.00/MT
- United States: USD 1,310.00/MT
- China: USD 1,100.00/MT
- India: USD 1,080.00/MT
Sodium Dichromate Prices in Germany
German Sodium Dichromate prices averaged USD 1,330.00/MT in Q2 2026, up 1.5% from USD 1,310.00/MT in Q1, holding within the high tier of this market's persistent two-tier pricing structure.
Why did the price of Sodium Dichromate change in Q2 2026 in Germany?
Local chromite ore processing and hexavalent chromium compliance capacity continued supporting this market's position in the high tier, with the two-tier structure holding steady through the quarter.
Sodium Dichromate Prices in United States
US prices averaged USD 1,310.00/MT in Q2 2026, up 1.6% from USD 1,290.00/MT in Q1, remaining in the high tier alongside Germany given this market's local production capacity.
Why did the price of Sodium Dichromate change in Q2 2026 in United States?
Local production capacity, combined with steady demand from downstream chromium chemical applications including plating and metal treatments, continued keeping this market in the high tier tracked in this report.
Sodium Dichromate Prices in China
Chinese prices averaged USD 1,100.00/MT in Q2 2026, up 0.9% from USD 1,090.00/MT in Q1, holding within the lower tier of this market's structure given its position as an import-reliant buyer at the gate.
Why did the price of Sodium Dichromate change in Q2 2026 in China?
As an import-reliant buyer at the gate rather than a local chromite processor, this market continued holding within the lower tier, even as steady demand from tanning and pigment applications supported modest gains.
Sodium Dichromate Prices in India
Indian prices, the lowest of the four regions, averaged USD 1,080.00/MT in Q2 2026, up 0.9% from USD 1,070.00/MT in Q1, holding within the lower tier alongside China.
Why did the price of Sodium Dichromate change in Q2 2026 in India?
This market's position as an import-reliant buyer continued keeping it in the lower tier of this report's two-tier structure, with modest gains tracking the broader stable-to-slightly-firm global trend.
For the Quarter Ending March 2026
Sodium Dichromate Prices Q1 2026:
- Germany: USD 1,310.00/MT
- United States: USD 1,290.00/MT
- China: USD 1,090.00/MT
- India: USD 1,070.00/MT
Sodium Dichromate Prices in Germany
German prices rose 3.1% in Q1 2026 to USD 1,310.00/MT from USD 1,270.00/MT in Q4 2025, recovering most of the prior quarter's softness.
Why did the price of Sodium Dichromate change in Q1 2026 in Germany?
Global sodium dichromate prices breathed gently through the period, recovering right back to where the year began, as the two-tier market structure held with local-capacity regions maintaining their premium over import-reliant buyers.
Sodium Dichromate Prices in United States
US prices rose 3.2% in Q1 2026 to USD 1,290.00/MT from USD 1,250.00/MT in Q4 2025, tracking the broader recovery.
Why did the price of Sodium Dichromate change in Q1 2026 in United States?
The recovery tracked the broader chromite ore and chromium chemical cost environment, with this market's local production capacity continuing to anchor pricing in the high tier alongside Germany.
Sodium Dichromate Prices in China
Chinese prices rose 2.8% in Q1 2026 to USD 1,090.00/MT from USD 1,060.00/MT in Q4 2025, tracking the broader global recovery.
Why did the price of Sodium Dichromate change in Q1 2026 in China?
Healthy export demand and strong purchases from water treatment and industrial cleaning-adjacent chromium chemical applications supported the recovery, even as this market remained in the lower pricing tier.
Sodium Dichromate Prices in India
Indian prices rose 2.9% in Q1 2026 to USD 1,070.00/MT from USD 1,040.00/MT in Q4 2025, tracking the broader Asian recovery.
Why did the price of Sodium Dichromate change in Q1 2026 in India?
The recovery tracked the broader Asian chromite feedstock and chromium chemical cost environment, with this import-reliant market continuing to hold within the lower tier of this report's structure.
Quarterly Sodium Dichromate Price Trends
Global Sodium Dichromate prices breathed gently through the period covered in this report, rising to a Q2 2025 peak before easing through the back half of the year and recovering in Q1 2026 right back to where the year began, with the market's persistent two-tier structure, split between regions with local chromite processing capacity and those buying at the gate, holding steady throughout.
| Quarter | Price (USD/MT) | QoQ Change | Direction |
| Q2 2026 | 1,214.20 | +1.3% | ↑ Rising |
| Q1 2026 | 1,198.80 | +3.0% | ↑ Rising |
| Q4 2025 | 1,163.40 | -2.5% | ↓ Falling |
| Q3 2025 | 1,193.40 | -2.5% | ↓ Falling |
| Q2 2025 | 1,223.40 | - | — Stable |
| Q3 2026 | In Progress | - | — In Progress |
What was Sodium Dichromate Price in 2025?
Sodium Dichromate eased modestly across every market covered in this report through 2025, with all four regions posting small annual declines as the two-tier structure held steady, before the recovery that took hold in Q1 2026 brought pricing right back to where the year began.
Sodium Dichromate Prices in Germany in 2025
German prices eased from about USD 1,300.00/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 1,270.00/MT by Q4, down roughly 2.3%, before the Q1 2026 recovery that followed.
Sodium Dichromate Prices in United States in 2025
US prices eased from about USD 1,280.00/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 1,250.00/MT by Q4, down roughly 2.3%, matching Germany's annual move within the high tier.
Sodium Dichromate Prices in China in 2025
Chinese prices eased from about USD 1,100.00/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 1,060.00/MT by Q4, down roughly 3.6%, the steepest annual decline of the four regions.
Sodium Dichromate Prices in India in 2025
Indian prices eased from about USD 1,080.00/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 1,040.00/MT by Q4, down roughly 3.7%, tracking the broader lower-tier softening.
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Expert Market Research tracks Sodium Dichromate prices continuously across every major producing and consuming region, combining chromite ore feedstock cost data, hexavalent chromium regulatory compliance cost signals, and downstream chromium chemical demand trends into a single, regularly updated view of the market. Our team can help your procurement function benchmark current offers, plan purchases around the two-tier structure covered in this report, and build a defensible view of where this essential gateway chromium chemical is headed next. Reach out to our team for a tailored briefing or a deeper look at any of the regional markets covered here.
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It is the gateway chemical of the chromium chain, and nearly every downstream chromium product, from tanning salts and pigments to plating chemicals and metal treatments, starts here.
The Q2 2026 global average was USD 1,214.20/MT, ranging from USD 1,080.00/MT in India to USD 1,330.00/MT in Germany.
The global average rose from USD 1,163.40/MT in Q4 2025 to USD 1,198.80/MT in Q1 2026 and then to USD 1,214.20/MT in Q2, a recovery that brought this market right back to where it began the prior year.
This market has split into two tiers that have held steady throughout the period covered here: regions with local chromite ore processing and chromium chemical capacity command a premium, while import-reliant regions that buy at the gate settle into a lower tier.
The market forecast reads steady to slightly soft, with the projected global band sitting just under the current price and the two-tier structure expected to remain intact.
India holds the lowest cost among the regions tracked here as part of the lower pricing tier, while Germany and the United States carry the highest costs given their local production capacity in the high tier.
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Chromite ore feedstock costs, hexavalent chromium regulatory compliance costs, and downstream chromium chemical demand.
Production concentrates in a handful of regions with chromite ore access and environmental permitting capacity, with Germany and the United States representing the high-tier producing regions tracked in this report.
Buyers can monitor which tier their supply region falls into given the persistent structural gap between local-capacity and import-reliant markets, time forward purchases around the quarterly breakdowns in this report, and benchmark supplier quotes against the tracked price ranges for their tier.
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