The Caustic Soda (Flake) prices experienced mixed trends across the globe during the last week of October 2023, with an increase in the Caustic Soda prices in Europe, unlikely to the Asian and American Caustic Soda market. The downstream demand in the Aluminium and textile segments along with slowed economic growth, caused mixed market sentiments in the global market, restricting procurement activities in the Caustic Soda market. In the USA, the Caustic Soda prices have extended stability for the last week in October 2023 and primarily resulted from slow-paced growth in demand from the downstream Alumina production sector and a relatively strong-paced economic recovery. The downstream Aluminium demand in the US market was uncertain as it rose in the H1 of the month and recently took a pause for the time being. Moreover, the US economy showed signs of resilience and overshadowed the warning of recession, as higher wages from a tight labor market helped to gain consumer confidence in th...