North America
The North American Metformin Hydrochloride Prices experienced fluctuating sentiment in the fourth quarter of 2022 due to varying demand from downstream pharmaceutical sectors. Metformin Hydrochloride prices in the US market increased till November, but prices marginally decreased in December. China's early October Golden Week vacation and the subsequent Covid restrictions in November combinedly impacted the supply chain of a key exporting nation. However, because there were few inventories, downstream pharmaceutical manufacturers placed more orders, which increased trader confidence in the domestic market. By the conclusion of the quarter, improvement in import frequency from Chinese ports resulted in sufficient market supply, which caused the cost to be slightly lower. Additionally, the demand from the downstream pharmaceutical sector decelerated in December as buyers purchasing interest waned amid the year-end season and waiting for new supply.

Asia- Pacific
In the Asia Pacific region, the Metformin Hydrochloride market revealed an assorted sentiment with price fluctuations during the entire fourth quarter of 2022. An increment of 5.4% in Metformin Hydrochloride's price trend was seen in the first half of Q4, with prices settling at USD 5125/MT in November. Limited supplies among local retailers because of the slowdown in manufacturing activities during the Golden Week holidays in the initial week of October stimulated the rising price trend in the market. Also, with an increase in COVID cases, some parts of the country moved into lockdown and continued to cause instability in API exports. Later, in December, the manufacturers slowed down their production and were mainly focused on selling off their stocks even at cheap rates due to the ongoing yearlong destocking season. Thus, by the quarter ending December, prices of Metformin Hydrochloride were estimated at USD 5100/MT in China.

Europe
In Europe, the German market for Metformin Hydrochloride followed the same pattern as North America and Asia. The CFR Hamburg prices were resolved at USD 4330/MT in November and USD 4190/MT in December, indicating a downward trend. Offtakes were higher in the first part of the quarter than they were in December as a result of the unexpected rise in coronavirus infections, which caused a decrease in global demand in the latter weeks of December. But the economy as a whole continued to suffer from factors like COVID-19 cases and the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Along with the easing of supply chain concerns, the CPI in Germany also fell at the end of the year.

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