Chemical intelligence

Year-over-year chemical price movement.

Every line below is built from real award and market data in the Water Hawk corpus, grouped by chemical, region, and unit. Steepest total move first. This is a preview of the chemical pillar; members see the full lane benchmarks and the records behind each figure.

Sodium metabisulfite+85.6% over 2023-2024
United States · USD/metric ton · market reference
2023 8082024 1,500 (+85.6%)
Sodium hypochlorite+43.6% over 2024-2025
United States (BACC Sacramento, CA) · USD/gallon · contract award
2024 2.382025 3.41 (+43.6%)
Fluorspar (metallurgical grade, CaF2)+35.1% over 2023-2024
United States (CIF imports) · USD/metric ton · market reference
2023 2962024 400 (+35.1%)
Sodium bisulfite+31.3% over 2024-2025
United States (BACC East Bay, CA) · USD/gallon · contract award
2024 4.072025 5.35 (+31.3%)
Citric acid-29.1% over 2024-2026
United States (BACC Sacramento, CA) · USD/gallon · contract award
2024 11.152026 7.9 (-29.1%)
Citric acid+27.8% over 2024-2026
United States (BACC Tri Valley, CA) · USD/lb · contract award
2024 1.82026 2.3 (+27.8%)
Citric acid-26.4% over 2024-2026
United States (BACC Peninsula, CA) · USD/gallon · contract award
2024 8.72026 6.4 (-26.4%)
Sulfuric acid+25.6% over 2025-2026
North America · USD/metric ton · market reference
2025 1232026 155 (+25.6%)
Di-ammonium phosphate-21.7% over 2025-2026
United States · USD/metric ton · market reference
2025 8602026 673 (-21.7%)
Liquid chlorine+16.2% over 2025-2026
United States · USD/metric ton · market reference
2025 7552026 877 (+16.2%)
Elemental sulfur-15.1% over 2023-2024
United States · USD/metric ton · market reference
2023 58.92024 50 (-15.1%)
Fuel surcharge+14.1% over 2025-2026
United States · USD per loaded mile · freight accessorial
2025 0.432026 0.49 (+14.1%)
Soda ash (sodium carbonate)-13.3% over 2023-2025
United States · USD/metric ton · market reference
2023 2112024 220 (+4%)2025 183 (-16.7%)
Sodium bisulfite-11.9% over 2024-2025
United States (BACC all regions, CA) · USD/gallon · contract award
2024 1.642025 1.45 (-11.9%)
Salt in brine (chlor-alkali feedstock)+11.1% over 2023-2024
United States · USD/metric ton · market reference
2023 92024 10 (+11.1%)
Fluorspar (acid grade, CaF2)+9.6% over 2023-2024
United States (CIF imports) · USD/metric ton · market reference
2023 4292024 470 (+9.6%)
Sodium silicate (liquid)+9.3% over 2025-2026
North America · USD/metric ton · market reference
2025 4302026 470 (+9.3%)
Sodium chlorate-8.9% over 2025-2026
Brazil (FOB Santos) · USD/metric ton · market reference
2025 6512026 593 (-8.9%)
Ferrous chloride+6.9% over 2024-2025
United States (BACC Tri Valley, CA) · USD/dry ton · contract award
2024 1,1972025 1,280 (+6.9%)
Citric acid-6.1% over 2024-2026
United States (BACC North Bay, CA) · USD/gallon · contract award
2024 8.152026 7.65 (-6.1%)
Ferrous chloride+5.8% over 2024-2025
United States (BACC Peninsula, CA) · USD/dry ton · contract award
2024 1,2922025 1,367 (+5.8%)
Hydrogen peroxide+5.4% over 2025-2026
North America · USD/kg · market reference
2025 0.372026 0.39 (+5.4%)
Sodium chlorate-4.8% over 2025-2026
United States (FOB Texas) · USD/metric ton · market reference
2025 6212026 591 (-4.8%)
Salt (vacuum and open pan)+4.5% over 2023-2024
United States · USD/metric ton · market reference
2023 2202024 230 (+4.5%)

Sources are public: state and municipal award postings, bid tabulations, and commodity-market indices. The corpus is growing, so this view deepens over time. See the chemical pillar.

Delivered-cost component

Freight rates that drive the spread.

Chemical pricing on bid tabulations is FOB-origin; recipients see the delivered cost only after freight is added. We track equipment-type rate ranges, fuel surcharge, tank-wash cost, and seasonal peaks so the delivered-cost band on any lane is auditable.

cylinder flatbed

$2.75 - $5.25per mile

Mid: $3.75/mi
Fuel surcharge: $0.50/mi
Tank wash: $0
Peak season: 5% surcharge (mo 6,7,8)

Effective 2026-01-01 · market_research_2026

dry bulk

$3.50 - $5.50per mile

Mid: $4.25/mi
Fuel surcharge: $0.50/mi
Tank wash: $200
Peak season: 15% surcharge (mo 6,7,8)

Effective 2026-02-28 · manual

heated tanker

$5.50 - $8.50per mile

Mid: $6.75/mi
Fuel surcharge: $0.50/mi
Tank wash: $350
Peak season: 15% surcharge (mo 11,12,1,2,3)

Effective 2026-02-28 · manual

iso container

$3.00 - $5.00per mile

Mid: $3.75/mi
Fuel surcharge: $0.50/mi
Tank wash: $150
Peak season: 10% surcharge (mo 6,7,8)

Effective 2026-02-28 · manual

liquid tanker

$4.00 - $6.50per mile

Mid: $5.00/mi
Fuel surcharge: $0.50/mi
Tank wash: $325
Peak season: 20% surcharge (mo 6,7,8)

Effective 2026-02-28 · manual

mini bulk

$2.50 - $5.00per mile

Mid: $3.50/mi
Fuel surcharge: $0.50/mi
Tank wash: $150
Peak season: 10% surcharge (mo 6,7,8)

Effective 2026-01-01 · market_research_2026

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