Water-Washed Kaolin — SMB reference price
$350/t
FOB Port of Nouakchott · export market band $250–$450
Calcined Kaolin — SMB reference price
$525/t
FOB Port of Nouakchott · export market band $350–$700
EU kaolin import unit value (all grades)
$312/t
12-month average · ▲ 10.2% vs prior 12 months
EU kaolin imports from outside the EU
1,061k t
last 12 months · latest month 2026-07
Kaolin price trend (US$/tonne)
EU import unit value from non-EU suppliers, monthly, with 12-month moving average — against SMB reference prices.
EU import volumes (tonnes/month)
US producer price index — kaolin & clay mining
Sources & methodology
- SMB reference prices: Hassi Abyad project financial models, FOB Port of Nouakchott. Market bands reflect published export-market ranges per grade.
- EU import unit value: Eurostat Comext dataset DS-045409, EU27 imports from extra-EU partners, CN 2507 00 20 (kaolin, whether or not calcined); value ÷ net mass, converted at the ECB monthly USD/EUR reference rate. © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Data retrieved 2026-10-11.
- US PPI: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Producer Price Index by Industry: Kaolin, Clay, and Ceramic and Refractory Minerals Mining (PCU212323212323), via FRED. Index, Dec 2022 = 100.
- Kaolin is not exchange-traded; there is no daily world benchmark. Figures are monthly market references, not offers.