Resumen de Global soda ash oversupply could continue to 2018
While China leads in soda ash capacity, more than 90% of the country's soda ash is used domestically including in the flat glass sector, explained Andrew Swanson, director of consulting at IHS, with just a small fraction exported to Asia, where soda ash demand is considerably in excess of supply.
China's surplus soda ash has put pressure on soda ash producers in the rest of the world, which are now producing soda ash for export, especially in North America.
"Soda ash demand is different in different regions, however," [Marguerite Morrin] explained, highlighting that, for China, the majority of soda ash production is being consumed in the flat glass industry, while in western Europe the prevalent use of soda ash is in the glass container industry.
