In July 2022, China's caustic soda exports amounted to 244,000 mt. Among them, the exports of solid caustic soda were 53,800 mt and liquid caustic soda 190,300mt. From January to July 2022, China's cumulative caustic soda exports stood at 1,757,000 mt, an increase of 110.78% year-on-year. Among them, 1.423 million mt of liquid caustic soda were exported, an increase of 147% year-on-year; and the exports of solid caustic soda recorded 334,000 mt, an increase of 29.4% year-on-year.

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