UNDERSUPPLIED: : Soda ash demand outstripping output

• Autores: Michael Greenfield
• Localización: Industrial Minerals, ISSN 0019-8544, Nº. 602, 2018 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Mayo - Junio)
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Demand in the primary end-use market for soda ash - glass - is strong and there is no new soda ash capacity scheduled to come online to meet growing demand, which means the market could be faced with higher prices for the raw material, Michael Greenfield, Industrial Minerals reporter, has found. Global demand is growing between 1-3% annually and as much 10-12% per year in the India market, while there is decreasing amounts of Chinese soda ash available for export.If market tightness continues, without any relief in the form of additional capacity, this will raise concerns in the entire market. End markets Glass is - and will remain - the largest end market for soda ash in Europe, accounting for more than 50% of demand.One soda ash producer who spoke to Industrial Minerals pointed to flat glass as a continued growth market. Soda ash demand from the lithium market Lithium producers use soda ash to produce lithium carbonate, requiring 1.5-2 metric tonnes of soda ash for every 1 tonne of lithium carbonate made.