Industrial Minerals / Soda Ash: Market outlook to 2015, 11th edition 2010

Contents

  • 1. Summary
  • 2. Occurrence, extraction and processing of soda ash
  • 3. World soda ash production capacity
  • 4. World production of soda ash
  • 5. Soda ash production by country
  • 6. International trade in soda ash
  • 7. World consumption of soda ash
  • 8. Use of soda ash in glass
  • 9. Use of soda ash in sodium chemicals
  • 10. Use of soda ash in soaps and detergents
  • 11. Use of soda ash in other applications
  • 12. Prices of soda ash

Soda Ash: Market outlook to 2015, 11th edition 2010

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Num Title Pages
1 Summary 6
2 Occurrence, extraction and processing of soda ash 25
2.1 Occurrence of natural soda ash
2.2 Extraction of natural soda ash
2.2.1 Trona extraction in the Green River Basin
2.2.2 Trona extraction at Lake Magadi
2.2.3 Brine extraction at Searles Lake and Sua Pan
2.2.4 Nahcolite extraction in the Piceance Creek Basin
2.2.5 Trona and nahcolite extraction in China
2.3 Natural soda ash processing
2.3.1 Monohydrate process
2.3.2 Sesquicarbonate process
2.4 Synthetic soda ash
2.4.1 Solvay process
2.4.2 Hou (Ammonium Chloride Co-production or Dual) process
2.4.3 New Asahi Process
2.4.4 Akzo Dry Lime Process
2.4.5 Nepheline syenite process
2.5 Production costs
2.5.1 Solvay process
2.5.2 Hou process
2.5.3 Natural soda ash
3 World soda ash production capacity 14
3.1 Soda ash production capacity by region
3.2 Soda ash production capacity by company and country
3.2.1 Natural soda ash production capacity
3.2.2 Synthetic soda ash production capacity
3.3 Recent changes in soda ash production capacity
3.4 Outlook for soda ash production capacity
4 World production of soda ash 16
4.1 Production of soda ash by region
4.2 Production of soda ash by country
4.3 Production of soda ash by company
4.4 Production of soda ash by type
4.5 Operating rates by region
4.6 Outlook for soda ash supply
5 Soda ash production by country 117
5.1 Argentina 2
5.1.1 ?lcalis de la Patagonia (ALPAT)
5.2 Australia 2
5.2.1 Penrice Soda Products Ltd.
5.3 Austria 1
5.4 Bangladesh 1
5.5 Belarus 1
5.6 Belgium 3
5.6.1 BASF Antwerpen NV
5.6.2 Solvay SA
5.7 Bosnia & Herzegovina 2
5.7.1 Sisecam Soda Lukavac
5.8 Botswana 2
5.8.1 Botswana Ash
5.9 Brazil 2
5.9.1 Compania Nacional de Alcalis
5.10 Bulgaria 1
5.10.1 Solvay Sodi AD
5.11 Canada 1
5.12 China 21
5.12.1 Production
5.12.1.1 Production by province
5.12.1.2 Production by company
5.12.2 Production methods
5.12.3 Soda ash grades
5.12.4 Trade in soda ash
5.12.5 Future trends
5.12.6 Synthetic soda ash producers in China
5.12.6.1 Shandong Haihua Group Co. Ltd.
5.12.6.2 Tangshan SanYou Chemical Co. Ltd.
5.12.6.3 Hubei Shuanghuan Science & Technology Co. Ltd.
5.12.6.4 Bohai Chemical Tianjin Soda Plant
5.12.6.5 Nanjing Chemical Industry Co. Ltd. (NCI)
5.12.6.6 Sichuan Leshan Hebang Chemical Co. Ltd.
5.12.6.7 Qinghai Soda Co. Ltd.
5.12.6.8 Qingdao Soda Ash Industry
5.12.6.9 Dahua Group Dalian Chemical Industry Co. Ltd.
5.12.6.10 Jiangsu Debang Chemical Industrial Co. Ltd.
5.12.6.11 Honghe Chemical Industry Co. Ltd.
5.12.6.12 Kunshan Jingang Industry Group
5.12.6.13 Jiangsu Huachang Chemical Co. Ltd.
5.12.6.14 Potential new synthetic soda ash producers in China
5.12.7 Natural soda ash producers in China
5.12.7.1 Henan Xinyang Tongbai Anpeng Soda Mine Co. Ltd.
5.12.7.2 Mengxilian Chemical Industry Co. Ltd.
5.12.7.3 Tongbai Haijing Alkali Industry Co. Ltd.
5.12.7.4 Inner Mongolia Jilantai Jijie Chemical Co. Ltd.
5.12.7.5 Inner Mongolia Yuan Xing Energy Co. Ltd.
5.12.7.6 Inner Mongolia Wuhai Chemical Co. Ltd.
5.12.7.7 Inner Mongolia Ihju Chemical Import and Export Ltd.
5.13 Czech Republic 1
5.14 Egypt 2
5.14.1 Solvay Alexandria Soda
5.15 Ethiopia 1
5.15.1 Abjata Soda Ash Share Company (ASASC)
5.16 France 3
5.16.1 Novacarb
5.16.2 Solvay Carbonate France
5.17 Germany 3
5.17.1 Solvay Soda Deutschland GmbH
5.17.2 Sodawerk Stassfurt GmbH & Co. KG
5.18 India 11
5.18.1 Tata Chemicals Ltd.
5.18.2 Nirma Ltd.
5.18.3 Gujarat Heavy Chemicals Limited
5.18.4 Dhrangadhra Chemical Works
5.18.5 Tuticorin Alkali Chemicals & Fertilisers Ltd.
5.19 Indonesia 2
5.20 Iran 2
5.20.1 Kaveh Soda
5.20.2 Shiraz Petrochemical Co.
5.20.3 Sulfurin Co.
5.21 Italy 2
5.21.1 Solvay Chimica Italia SpA
5.22 Japan 3
5.22.1 Central Glass Co., Ltd.
5.22.2 Tokuyama Corp.
5.23 Kazakhstan 1
5.24 Kenya 3
5.24.1 Magadi Soda Co.
5.25 Malaysia 1
5.26 Mexico 2
5.26.1 Industria del Alcali SA de CV
5.26.2 Tronamex SA de CV
5.27 Netherlands 2
5.27.1 Brunner Mond BV
5.28 North Korea 1
5.28.1 Sunchon Vinalon
5.29 Oman 1
5.30 Pakistan 3
5.30.1 ICI Pakistan
5.30.2 Olympia Chemicals Ltd.
5.31 Poland 3
5.31.1 Soda Polska Ciech Sp.
5.32 Portugal 1
5.32.1 Solvay (Produtos Qu?micos)
5.33 Romania 3
5.33.1 Uzinele Sodice Govora
5.33.2 GHCL Upsom Ocna Mures
5.34 Russia 7
5.34.1 Soda Sterlitamak
5.34.2 Berezniki Soda Plant
5.34.3 Achinsk Alumina Refinery (AGK-Rusal)
5.34.4 Pikalevo Alumina Plant
5.35 Saudi Arabia 2
5.36 South Africa 1
5.37 South Korea 2
5.38 Spain 2
5.38.1 Solvay (Electrolisis de Torrelavega AEI)
5.39 Taiwan 1
5.40 Tanzania 1
5.41 Thailand 1
5.42 Turkey 4
5.42.1 Soda Sanayii AS
5.42.2 Eti Soda AS
5.42.3 Rio Tur Madencilik
5.43 Turkmenistan 1
5.44 Ukraine 3
5.44.1 Crimsoda
5.44.2 JSC Lisichansk Soda
5.45 UK 3
5.45.1 Brunner Mond
5.46 USA 15
5.46.1 Production of soda ash from trona in the USA
5.46.1.1 Trona mining royalty issues in the USA
5.46.1.2 FMC Wyoming Corp.
5.46.1.3 General Chemical (Soda Ash) Partners
5.46.1.4 OCI Chemical Corp.
5.46.1.5 Solvay Chemicals Inc.
5.46.1.6 Church & Dwight Co. Inc.
5.46.1.7 Wold Trona Co.
5.46.2 Production of soda ash from nahcolite in Colorado
5.46.2.1 American Soda LLP
5.46.2.2 Natural Soda Inc.
5.46.3 Production of soda ash from trona in California
5.46.3.1 Searles Valley Minerals Inc. (SVM)
5.46.3.2 Rio Tinto Borax
5.47 Uzbekistan 1
5.47.1 Kungrad Soda Plant
6 International trade in soda ash 29
6.1 World exports of soda ash
6.2 World imports of soda ash
6.3 Regional trade in soda ash
6.3.1 Soda ash trade from North America
6.3.2 Soda ash trade to/from East/Southeast Asia
6.3.3 Soda ash trade to/from Eastern Europe
6.3.4 Soda ash trade to/from Western Europe
6.3.5 Soda ash trade to/from South Asia
6.3.6 Soda ash trade from the CIS
6.3.7 Soda ash trade to/from Africa
6.3.8 Soda ash trade to/from the Middle East
6.3.9 Soda ash trade to/from other regions
6.4 Transport costs
7 World consumption of soda ash 17
7.1 Consumption of soda ash by region
7.2 Consumption of soda ash by country
7.3 Consumption of soda ash by end use
7.4 Consumption of soda ash in East and Southeast Asia
7.5 Consumption of soda ash in North America
7.6 Consumption of soda ash in Europe
7.7 Consumption of soda ash in the CIS
7.8 Consumption of soda ash in South Asia
7.9 Consumption of soda ash in other regions
7.10 Outlook for soda ash demand to 2015
8 Use of soda ash in glass 104
8.1 Manufacture of glass
8.1.1 Specifications for soda ash used in glass
8.1.2 Substitution of soda ash in glass
8.1.2.1 Dolomite
8.1.2.2 Feldspar and nepheline syenite
8.1.2.3 Other raw materials
8.1.2.4 Cullet
8.2 Production of glass by region
8.2.1 Production of glass in East/Southeast Asia
8.2.1.1 China
8.2.1.2 Japan
8.2.1.3 Indonesia
8.2.1.4 Taiwan
8.2.1.5 South Korea
8.2.1.6 Other East/Southeast Asia
8.2.2 Production of glass in Europe
8.2.3 Production of glass in North America
8.2.4 Production of glass in South Asia
8.2.5 Production of glass in the CIS
8.2.6 Production of glass in the Middle East
8.2.7 Production of glass in South and Central America
8.2.8 Production of glass in Africa
8.2.9 Production of glass in Oceania
8.3 Production of glass by type
8.4 Container glass
8.4.1 Production of container glass
8.4.2 Producers of container glass
8.4.2.1 Owens Illinois (O-I)
8.4.2.2 Saint-Gobain
8.4.3 Demand for container glass
8.4.4 Lightweighting in container glass
8.4.5 Alternative packaging materials
8.4.5.1 Competition from PET
8.4.5.2 Competition from aluminium and tinplate
8.4.6 Recycling
8.4.7 Outlook for container glass
8.5 Flat glass
8.5.1 Production of flat glass
8.5.2 Producers of flat glass
8.5.2.1 Asahi Glass
8.5.2.2 NSG Pilkington
8.5.2.3 Saint-Gobain
8.5.2.4 Guardian Industries
8.5.2.5 Taiwan Glass
8.5.2.6 PPG
8.5.3 Demand for flat glass
8.5.3.1 Demand for flat glass in construction
8.5.3.2 Demand for automotive glass
8.5.4 Recycling
8.5.5 Outlook for flat glass
8.6 Fibreglass
8.6.1 Manufacture of textile-grade fibreglass
8.6.2 Manufacture of insulation-grade fibreglass
8.6.3 Production of fibreglass
8.6.4 Producers of fibreglass
8.6.4.1 Owens Corning
8.6.4.2 Saint-Gobain
8.6.4.3 PPG
8.6.4.4 Johns Manville
8.6.5 Demand for fibreglass
8.6.5.1 Demand for textile-grade fibreglass
8.6.5.2 Demand for insulation-grade fibreglass
8.6.6 Outlook for fibreglass demand
8.7 Speciality glass products
8.7.1 Glassware
8.7.2 Display panel glass
8.7.2.1 CRT glass production
8.7.2.2 FPD glass production
8.7.2.3 Outlook for display glass
8.7.3 Optical fibres
8.8 Consumption of soda ash in glass
8.8.1 Outlook for soda ash demand in glass
9 Use of soda ash in sodium chemicals 36
9.1 Sodium silicates
9.1.1 Manufacture of sodium silicates
9.1.2 Production of sodium silicates
9.1.3 Producers of sodium silicates
9.1.4 Consumption of sodium silicates
9.1.4.1 Use of sodium silicates in detergents
9.1.4.2 Use of sodium silicate in speciality silicas production
9.1.5 Future demand for sodium silicates
9.2 Sodium tripolyphosphate (STPP)
9.2.1 Producers of STPP
9.2.2 Markets for STPP
9.2.3 Future demand for STPP
9.3 Sodium bicarbonate
9.3.1 Producers of sodium bicarbonate
9.3.2 Production of sodium bicarbonate
9.3.3 World consumption of sodium bicarbonate
9.3.4 Future demand for sodium bicarbonate
9.4 Sodium percarbonate
9.5 Sodium chromate and dichromate
9.5.1 World production capacity for chromium chemicals
9.5.2 Markets for chromium chemicals
9.5.3 Future demand for chromium chemicals
9.6 Other sodium chemicals
9.6.1 Caustic soda
9.6.2 Sodium sesquicarbonate
9.6.3 Sodium carbonate monohydrate/decahydrate
9.6.4 Sodium hexacyanoferrate
9.7 Consumption of soda ash in sodium chemicals
9.7.1 Outlook for soda ash demand in chemicals manufacture
10 Use of soda ash in soaps and detergents 6
10.1 Manufacture of soaps and detergents
10.2 Soap and detergent production
10.3 Consumption of soda ash in soaps and detergents
10.4 Outlook for soda ash demand in soaps and detergents
11 Use of soda ash in other applications 15
11.1 Use of soda ash in metals and mining
11.1.1 Lead smelting
11.1.2 Alumina production
11.1.3 Strontium carbonate production
11.1.4 Lithium carbonate production
11.1.5 Calcium bentonite conversion
11.1.6 Bromine production
11.1.7 Uranium production
11.2 Use of soda ash in water treatment
11.3 Use of soda ash in flue gas desulphurisation
11.4 Use of soda ash in pulp and paper
11.5 Use of soda ash in drilling fluids
11.6 Use of soda ash in electroplating
11.7 Use of soda ash in hydrogen sulphide recovery
11.8 Use of soda ash in foundry sands
11.9 Other uses of soda ash
12 Prices of soda ash 17
12.1 Soda ash prices in the USA
12.2 Soda ash prices in Europe
12.3 Soda ash prices in China
12.4 Soda ash prices in India
12.5 Comparison of US, Chinese and Indian soda ash prices
12.6 Soda ash prices in other countries
12.7 Outlook for soda ash prices

Tables Listing

Num Title
1 Properties of soda ash
2 Composition of soda ash produced from various sources
3 Sodium carbonate containing minerals
4 World: Natural soda ash reserves and reserve base
5 Solvay process inputs
6 Nepheline process: Material balance
7 Nepheline process: Co-product recoveries
8 World: Regional soda ash production capacity by type, end-2009
9 World: Top-10 soda ash companies by production capacity, end-2009
10 World: Natural soda ash capacity by country and company, end-2009
11 World: Synthetic soda ash capacity by company and country, end-2009
12 World: Summary of soda ash capacity closures outside of China, 1991 to 2009
13 World: Soda ash start-ups and capacity expansions outside of China, 2000 to 2009
14 World: Forecast new start-up soda ash capacity, identified as of mid-2010
15 World: Forecast soda ash capacity expansions, identified as of mid-2010
16 World: Soda ash capacity by region, 2009 and 2015
17 World: Production of soda ash by region, 2000 to 2009
18 World: Production of soda ash by country, 2000 to 2009
19 World: Top-20 soda ash companies by production, 2007 to 2009
20 World: Soda ash market balance by region, 2009
21 World: Forecast soda ash capacity and demand by region, 2015
22 World: Soda ash production and forecast supply and demand by region, 2009 and 2015
23 Argentina: Soda ash imports and exports, 2000 to 2009
24 ALPAT: Production of soda ash, 2000 to 2009
25 Australia: Soda ash imports and exports, 2000 to 2009
26 Penrice Soda: Production of soda ash and sodium bicarbonate, 2000 to 2009
27 Austria: Imports and exports of soda ash, 2000 to 2009
28 Belgium: Imports and exports of soda ash, 2000 to 2009
29 Solvay: Soda ash capacity by plant, 2010
30 Solvay: Sodium bicarbonate capacity by plant, 2010
31 Bosnia & Herzegovina: Production of soda ash, 2000 to 2009
32 Bosnia & Herzegovina: Imports and exports of soda ash, 2000-2009
33 Brazil: Imports of soda ash, 2000 to 2009
34 Bulgaria: Exports of soda ash, 2000 to 2009
35 China: Top 10 producers of soda ash, 2008 and 2009
36 China: Exports of soda ash by country of destination, 2000 to 2009
37 China: Synthetic soda ash capacity by company, 2010
38 China: Natural soda ash capacity by company, 2010
39 Egypt: Imports of soda ash, 2000 to 2009
40 Egypt: Production of soda ash, 2000 to 2009
41 Ethiopia: Production of soda ash, 2000 to 2009
42 France: Imports of soda ash, 2000 to 2009
43 France: Exports of soda ash, 2000 to 2009
44 Germany: Imports and exports of soda ash by country, 2000 to 2009
45 India: Soda ash capacity and production by company, 2008/09
46 India: Imports and exports of soda ash, 2000 to 2009
47 Tata Chemicals: Soda ash production and sales, 2000 to 2009
48 Tata Chemicals: Sodium bicarbonate production and sales, 2000 to 2009
49 Tata Chemicals: Soda ash capacity by plant, end-2009
50 Tata Chemicals: Sodium bicarbonate capacity by plant, end-2009
51 Nirma: Production and sales of soda ash, 2001 to 2009
52 GHCL: Production and sales of soda ash, 2001 to 2009
53 Tuticorin Alkali: Soda ash production and sales 2000-2009
54 Indonesia: Imports of soda ash by country, 2000 to 2009
55 Iran: Imports of soda ash by country of origin, 2000 to 2009
56 SPC: Soda ash and bicarbonate production, 2002 & 2005 to 2008
57 Italy: Imports of soda ash by country of origin, 2000 to 2008
58 Kenya: Soda ash exports by country of destination, 2000 to 2009
59 Magadi Soda: Typical analysis of raw material used in soda ash production
60 Malaysia: Imports of soda ash by country of origin, 2000 to 2009
61 Netherlands: Imports and exports of soda ash by partner country, 2000 to 2009
62 ICI Pakistan: Soda ash production and sales, 2003 to 2009
63 Poland: Exports of soda ash by country of destination, 2000 to 2009
64 Soda Polska: Production of soda ash and sodium bicarbonate, 2005 to 2009
65 Romania: Exports of soda ash by country of destination, 2000 to 2009
66 Russia: Soda ash capacity by company, end-2009
67 Russia: Production of soda ash by company, 2000 to 2009
68 Russia: Soda ash exports by country of destination, 2000 to 2009
69 Saudi Arabia: Imports of soda ash by country of origin, 2000 to 2009
70 South Africa: Imports of soda ash by country of origin, 2000 to 2009
71 South Korea: Soda ash imports by country of origin, 2000 to 2009
72 Spain: Soda ash imports and exports, 2000 to 2009
73 Thailand: Imports of soda ash by country of origin, 2000 to 2009
74 Turkey: Imports and exports of soda ash, 2000 to 2009
75 Soda Sanayii: Production and sales of soda ash, 2000 to 2009
76 Ukraine: Soda ash capacity by company, end-2009
77 Ukraine: Production of synthetic soda ash by company, 2000 to 2009
78 Ukraine: Exports of soda ash by country, 2000 to 2009
79 UK: Soda ash exports by country of destination, 2000 to 2009
80 Brunner Mond: Soda ash products
81 USA: Soda ash production capacity, end-2009
82 USA: Wyoming: Production of trona, 2000 to 2009
83 World: Exports of soda ash by main producing countries, 2000 to 2009
84 World: Imports of soda ash by main countries of destination, 2000 to 2009
85 World: Regional trade in soda ash, 2009
86 USA: Exports of soda ash by region, 2000 to 2009
87 China: Exports of soda ash by region, 2000 to 2009
88 Eastern Europe: Exports of soda ash by region, 2000 to 2009
89 Western Europe: Exports of soda ash by region, 2000 to 2009
90 India: Exports of soda ash by region, 2000 to 2009
91 CIS: Exports of soda ash by region, 2000 to 2009
92 Africa: Exports of soda ash by region, 2000 to 2009
93 Turkey: Exports of soda ash by region, 2000 to 2009
94 World: Natural soda ash plant and main port locations
95 USA: Shipping costs to major deep sea export markets, 2000 to 2009
96 China: Shipping costs to major deep sea export markets, 2000 to 2009
97 World: Apparent consumption of soda ash by region, 2000 to 2009
98 World: Apparent consumption of soda ash by country, 2000 to 2009
99 World: Growth in soda ash consumption by end-use, 2000 to 2009
100 World: Growth in soda ash consumption by region, 2009 to 2015
101 World: Growth in soda ash consumption by end-use, 2009 to 2015
102 Characteristics of the most commercial types of glass
103 Typical batch compositions of various glass types
104 Typical oxide contents of glass types
105 China: Production of glass by type, 2000 to 2008
106 China: Major producers of container glass, 2008
107 China: Producers of fibreglass, 2009
108 Japan: Production of glass by type, 2000 to 2008
109 Taiwan: Production of flat glass, 2000 to 2008
110 EU: Production of glass by type, 2000 to 2008
111 EU: Container glass production, 2000 to 2008
112 Europe: Capacity for textile-grade fibreglass production, 2006
113 USA: Production of glass by type, 1999 to 2008
114 USA: Production of glass containers by end-use, 2000 to 2008
115 India: Flat glass capacity by company, 2009
116 India: Production of flat glass, 2000 to 2008
117 India: Planned new float glass projects
118 India: Glass container capacity by company
119 Russia: Production of flat glass, 2000-2006
120 Russia: Producers of float glass, 2008
121 Russia: Producers of container glass, 2008
122 Middle East: Flat glass capacity by country and company, 2009
123 Middle East: Container glass capacity by country and company, 2009
124 South America: Leading flat glass companies by country, 2002
125 World: Estimated container glass production by region 2008
126 O-I: Location of container glass plants, 2008
127 Saint-Gobain: Location of container glass plants, 2008
128 World: Production of beer by main countries, 1998 to 2007
129 World: Production of wine by main countries, 1998 to 2007
130 Europe: Use of beverage containers by type, 2007
131 USA: Use of beverage containers by type, 2000 & 2006
132 World: PET consumption by region, 2000 to 2008
133 World: Consumption of PET by end use, 2006
134 Asahi Glass: Location of non-automotive float glass plants, 2008
135 Asahi Glass: Location of automotive glass plants, 2008
136 NSG Pilkington: Locations of float glass plants, 2007
137 Saint-Gobain Glass: Location of float glass plants, 2008
138 Guardian: Location of float glass plants, 2008
139 Taiwan Glass: Location of float glass plants, 2008
140 Typical chemical composition of types of fibreglass
141 Owens Corning: Locations of fibreglass plants, 2009
142 Saint Gobain: Locations of plants producing fibreglass, 2009
143 PPG: Location and ownership share of fibreglass plants, 2003
144 Applications for textile-grade fibreglass
145 World: Leading manufacturers of CRT faceplates, 2009
146 World: Leading manufacturers of FPD glass substrates, 2009
147 World: Soda ash consumption in glass, 2009
148 USA: Consumption of soda ash in glass, 1970 to 2008
149 USA: Consumption of soda ash compared to production of container and flat glass, 1991 to 2008
150 World: Forecast soda ash demand for glass, 2009 to 2015
151 World: Estimated sodium silicates production capacity by region, country and company, 2010
152 Main applications of sodium silicates
153 Europe: Sales and consumption of sodium and potassium silicates, 1999
154 Typical material balance for the hydrogel process
155 Details of speciality silica produced using sodium silicate
156 World: Production of car and light truck tyres by region, 2001 and 2008
157 World: Estimated STPP production capacity by region, country and company, 2010
158 World: Main producers of sodium bicarbonate by process, 2010
159 World: Production capacity of sodium bicarbonate by company, 2010
160 World: Estimated markets for sodium bicarbonate by region and country, 2008
161 World: Leading producers of chromium chemicals, 2010
162 World: Estimated soda ash consumption in sodium chemicals, 2009
163 World: Forecast soda ash consumption in sodium chemicals, 2009 to 2015
164 EU, Norway and Switzerland: Estimated retail market for household and I&I products, 2003 to 2008
165 World: Estimated strontium carbonate capacity by country and company, 2010
166 World: Producers of lithium carbonate, 2010
167 World: Producers of sodium exchanged bentonite, 2010
168 World: Companies producing bromine from seawater, 2010
169 Prices for water treatment chemicals, 2009
170 Typical formulations of alkaline cleaning solutions used prior to electroplating different metals
171 USA: Average annual value and year end list prices by mine of dense natural soda ash, 2000 to 2009
172 FMC: Details of energy surcharges, 2010
173 FMC: Details of diesel fuel surcharges to soda ash deliveries, 2010
174 USA: Unit value of soda ash exports ten leading countries of destination, 2000 to 2009
175 Europe: Price of synthetic soda ash, dense and light, large contract, ex-works, 2000 to 2009
176 Europe: Average values of imported soda ash from main countries of origin, 2003 to 2009
177 China: Price of soda ash by company, ex-works, July 2010
178 Non-European countries: Average values of imported soda ash from main countries of destination, 2001 to 2009
179 Soda ash prices by region, 2009 and 2015

Figures Listing

Num Title
1 World: Estimated consumption of soda ash by end-use, 2000 to 2009
2 World: Production of soda ash by type, 2000 to 2009
3 World: Forecast demand and average price for soda ash, 2005 to 2015
4 Processing steps in the production of soda ash from trona by the monohydrate and sesquicarbonate processes
5 Flow diagram for the production of soda ash by the Solvay process
6 Flow diagram for the production of soda ash by the Hou process
7 World: Estimated average soda ash cash costs by region/country, 2009
8 China and Europe: Prices for coke and coal, 2000 to 2009
9 Europe: Prices for natural gas and heavy fuel oil, 2000 to 2009
10 Western Europe: Estimated energy costs at a 1Mtpy Solvay process plant, 2000 to 2009
11 Western Europe: Estimated average cash costs at a 1Mtpy Solvay process plant, 2000 to 2009
12 China: Estimated cash costs at a Hou process plant, 2000 to 2009
13 China: Estimated average cash costs for a Hou process plant, 2000 to 2009
14 USA: Prices for natural gas and Powder River Basin coal, 2000 to 2009
15 USA: Estimated energy costs at trona processing plants, 2000 to 2009
16 USA: Estimated average cash costs at trona processing plants, 2000 to 2009
17 World: Regional soda ash production capacity, end-2009
18 World: Regional soda ash production capacity, 2000 to 2009
19 World: Growth in soda ash capacity, 2000 to 2009
20 World: Forecast soda ash production capacity, 2009 to 2015
21 World: Soda ash production and GDP growth, 1989 to 2009
22 World: Soda ash production by region, 2000 to 2009
23 World: Impact of supply from major producing countries to total soda ash production, 2001 to 2009
24 World: Production of soda ash by company, 2009
25 World: Production of soda ash by type, 2000 to 2009
26 World: Regional production of soda ash by type, 2009
27 World: Soda ash operating rate, 2000 to 2009
28 World: Soda ash operating rates by region, 2000 to 2009
29 North America: Soda ash operating rates, 2000 to 2009
30 World: Soda ash market balance by region/country, 2009
31 World: Forecast capacity, supply and operating rate for soda ash, 2008 to 2015
32 World: Forecast regional soda ash trade flows (>100,000t), 2015
33 Botash: Soda ash production, 1991 to 2009
34 Canada: Imports and exports of soda ash 1999 to 2009
35 China: Soda ash production and trade, 2000 to 2009
36 China: Production of soda ash by province, 2008
37 China: Production of soda ash by process, 2000 to 2009
38 China & USA: Exports to southeast and east Asia, 2000 to 2009
39 SanYou Chemical: Typical demand for company soda ash by end use, 2008
40 France: Soda ash production and trade, 2000 to 2009
41 Germany: Soda ash production and trade, 1999 to 2009
42 India: Soda ash production and trade, 2000 to 2009
43 India: Trade in soda ash by grade, 2009
44 Indonesia: Imports of soda ash by country, 2000 to 2009
45 Italy: Soda ash production and trade, 2000 to 2009
46 Japan: Production and imports of soda ash, 2000 to 2009
47 Japan: Imports of soda ash by country, 2000 to 2009
48 Kenya: Soda ash production and exports, 2000 to 2009
49 Mexico: Production and imports of soda ash, 2000 to 2009
50 Netherlands: Soda ash production and trade, 2000 to 2009
51 Pakistan: Soda ash production and imports, 2000 to 2009
52 Poland: Soda ash production and trade, 2000 to 2009
53 Portugal: Soda ash trade, 2000 to 2009
54 Romania: Soda ash production and trade, 2000 to 2009
55 Russia: Soda ash production and trade, 2000 to 2009
56 AGK-Rusal: Soda ash production by grade, 2000 to 2009
57 Saudi Arabia: Imports of soda ash by country of origin, 2000 to 2009
58 South Korea: Soda ash imports from China, the USA and Bulgaria, 2000 to 2009
59 Spain: Soda ash production and trade, 1999 to 2008
60 Taiwan: Imports of soda ash, 2000 to 2009
61 Turkey: Production and trade of soda ash, 1999 to 2008
62 Ukraine: Soda ash production and trade, 2000 to 2009
63 UK: Soda ash production and trade, 2000 to 2009
64 Brunner Mond: Soda ash sales by market, 2009
65 USA: Production and exports of soda ash, 2000 to 2009
66 USA: Wyoming: Production of trona by company, 2000 to 2009
67 USA: Wyoming: Production of trona and soda ash, 2000 to 2009
68 World: Exports of soda ash by region/country, 2000 and 2009
69 World: Imports of soda ash by region/country, 2000 and 2009
70 World: Regional soda ash trade flows (>100,000t), 2009
71 North America: Exports of soda ash by region, 2000 to 2009
72 US Dollar to Euro exchange rate, 2000 to 2009
73 East/Southeast Asia: Exports of soda ash by region, 2000 to 2009
74 East/Southeast Asia: Imports of soda ash by region, 2000 to 2009
75 Eastern Europe: Exports of soda ash by region, 2000 to 2009
76 Eastern Europe: Imports of soda ash by region, 2000 to 2009
77 Western Europe: Exports of soda ash by region, 2000 to 2009
78 Western Europe: Imports of soda ash by region, 2000 to 2009
79 South Asia: Exports of soda ash by region, 2000 to 2009
80 South Asia: Imports of soda ash by region, 2000 to 2009
81 CIS: Exports of soda ash by region, 2000 to 2009
82 Africa: Imports of soda ash by region, 2000 to 2009
83 Middle East: Exports of soda ash by region, 2000 to 2009
84 Middle East: Imports of soda ash by region, 2000 to 2009
85 South & Central America: Imports of soda ash by region, 2000 to 2009
86 USA: Average value of soda ash sales and exports, 2000 to 2009
87 Baltic Dry Index, 2000 to 2010
88 USA and China: Average shipping costs, 2000 to 2009
89 Major deep sea exporting countries: Estimated average production and transportation costs, 2009
90 Deep sea export markets: Average values of imports by major supplying countries, 2009
91 World: Consumption of soda ash, 2000 to 2009
92 World: Apparent consumption of soda ash by region, 2000 to 2009
93 World: Apparent consumption of soda ash by country, 2009
94 World: Estimated soda ash consumption by end use, 2009
95 World: Estimated consumption of soda ash by end-use, 2000 to 2009
96 World: Estimated consumption of soda ash by region, by end-use, 2009
97 East/Southeast Asia: Apparent consumption of soda ash, 2000 to 2009
98 China: Consumption of soda ash, 1990 to 2009
99 China: Estimated soda ash demand by end-use, 2009
100 USA: Consumption of soda ash, 1989 to 2008
101 USA: Consumption of soda ash by end-use, 2008
102 Europe: Estimated consumption of soda ash by end use, 2009
103 Russia: Consumption of soda ash by end-use, 2008
104 India: Consumption of soda ash by end-use, 2008
105 World: Soda ash consumption by end-use in 2008 and 2009 with forecast demand to 2015
106 World: Growth in soda ash consumption 2005 to 2009 with forecast demand to 2015
107 World: Demand for soda ash by end-use, 2015
108 World: Glass production by region, 2008
109 China: Production of container glass, 2000 to 2009
110 China: Production of flat glass by region, 2008
111 China: Consumption of fibreglass by end-use, 2007
112 Japan: Shipments of glass bottles by type, 2008
113 EU: Production of glass by type, 1985 to 2008
114 EU: Flat glass production, 1993 to 2009
115 India: consumption of container glass by end use, 2008
116 World: Production of glass by type, 2009
117 World: Container glass production by region, 2008
118 World: Production of beer by region, 1998 to 2007
119 World: Recycling rates of used aluminium beverage cans by country, 2005
120 Europe: Glass recycling rates by country, 2008
121 USA: Use of recycled glass by company, 2008
122 Japan: Glass production, recycling and re-use, 2000-2008
123 World: Beverage package demand per capita, 2008
124 World: Production of beer, wine and container glass and annual change in GDP and IP, 1998 to 2015
125 World: Production of flat glass by region, 2000 to 2008
126 World: Control of high quality float glass production capacity, 2008
127 World: High quality float glass capacity by main producer, 2008
128 World: Consumption of flat glass by end-use, 2008
129 World: Demand for flat glass by region, 2008
130 World: Consumption of flat glass per capita, 2008
131 World: Residential construction growth by region/country, 2000 to 2008
132 World: Production of motor vehicles, 1997 to 2008
133 World: Output in 2008 and average growth (2000 to 2008) in motor vehicle production
134 World: Growth in GDP, industrial production, construction, automotive output and flat glass production, 2000 to 2015
135 World: Production of fibreglass by region/country, 2000 to 2008
136 World: Production of textile-grade fibreglass by producer, 2007
137 World: Demand for textile-grade fibreglass, 1981 to 2008
138 World: textile-grade fibreglass market by end-use (volume), 2005
139 Europe, the USA & Japan: Residential construction growth and insulation-grade fibreglass production, 2000 to 2008
140 USA: Shipments of glassware, 1994 to 2008
141 World: Large format display screen shipments, 2004 to 2009
142 World: FPD glass substrate market share, 2008
143 World: Display screen shipments and display glass production, 2004 to 2015
144 World: Glass production and soda ash consumption, 2000 to 2009
145 World: Glass production and cullet use and soda ash demand in glass, 2004 to 2015
146 Production of sodium silicates by the furnace process
147 USA and Japan: Production of sodium silicate, 1985 to 2009
148 USA: Consumption of sodium silicate by end use, 2007
149 World: Production of tyres by leading producers, 1988, 1998 and 2008
150 Flow diagram for the production of sodium bicarbonate
151 World: Estimated regional sodium bicarbonate capacity based on soda ash, 2010
152 World: Sodium bicarbonate capacity by company/country, 2009
153 USA: Production of sodium bicarbonate, 1995 to 2009
154 World: Consumption of sodium bicarbonate by end-use, 2008
155 World: Estimated chromium chemical capacity by country, 2010
156 Process for manufacturing caustic soda using soda ash
157 World: Estimated regional capacity for main sodium chemicals using soda ash, 2010
158 USA: Reported consumption of soda ash by the chemical industry, 1970 to 2009
159 Europe: Typical detergent formula breakdown
160 USA: Laundry detergent market by producer, 2008
161 China: Production of synthetic detergents, 1997 to 2009
162 USA: Consumption of soda ash in soaps and detergents, 1980 to 2009
163 USA: Consumption of soda ash in water treatment, 1980 to 2009
164 USA: Consumption of soda ash in FGD, 1984 to 2009
165 World: Regional sulphate pulp production by main region, 2000 to 2008
166 USA: Consumption of soda ash in pulp and paper, 1980 to 2009
167 USA: Average price of natural soda ash, large contract, FOB Wyoming, 2003 to 2010
168 USA: Average annual value and year end list prices by mine of dense natural soda ash, 2000 to 2009
169 USA: Average annual prices of soda ash compared to production costs and energy prices, 2000 to 2009
170 Europe: Price of synthetic soda ash, dense and light, large contract, ex-works, 2003 to 2010
171 Europe: Average value of soda ash imports for selected countries, 2000 to 2009
172 Europe: Prices of soda ash compared to production costs and energy prices, 2000 to 2009
173 China: Price of soda ash, ex-works, 2007 to 2010
174 China: Price of soda ash, dense and light, FOB China, 2003 to 2010
175 India: Price of synthetic soda ash, ex-works, 2003 to 2010
176 Comparison of US, European, Chinese and Indian soda ash prices, 2003 to 2010
177 World: Comparison of soda ash and crude oil prices, 2003 to 2010
178 Forecast crude oil and average world soda ash price 2006 to 2015

Soda Ash: Market outlook to 2015, 11th edition 2010

  • Published 25/08/2010
  • 402 pages, 179 tables and 178 figures.
  • ISBN 978 0 86214 560 6

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