Soda ash, also known as sodium carbonate, is a white, anhydrous, powdered or granular substance with the chemical formula Na2CO3. It is an alkali chemical refined from the mineral trona or naturally occurring sodium carbonate bearing brines. Soda ash is an essential raw material used in the manufacturing of glass, detergent chemicals and other industrial products. IMARC Group’s recently published report titled “Soda Ash Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2017-2022” finds that the global soda ash consumption reached a volume of 54 Million Tons in 2016, exhibiting a CAGR of 4% during 2009-2016.
The global soda ash market is currently being driven by a number of favourable factors. One of the primary factors is the thriving construction and automotive industries which drive the demand for soda ash in the manufacture of flat glass. Another major factor is the rising demand for soaps and detergents in the developing regions, due to improving standards of living and hygiene consciousness. The use of soda ash in the waste water treatment industry has also witnessed a boost owing to stringent regulations by the governments of various countries. According to the report, the market is further projected to reach a volume of 64 Million Tons by 2022.
The report has analysed the various end-use industries of soda ash covering glass, chemicals, soaps and detergents, pulp and paper, metallurgy, etc. Among these, the glass industry represents the largest consumer of soda ash, accounting for majority of the market share. On a regional basis, the report covers China, Asia-Pacific (excluding China), Europe, North America, Latin America and Middle East & Africa. Currently, China represents the largest region, accounting for nearly half of the total global share. An analysis of the global import and export data finds that the United States represents the largest exporter of soda ash, whereas, Mexico represents the largest importer. The report has also analysed the competitive landscape of the global soda ash market with some of the key global players being Solvay, Tata Chemicals, Shandong Haihua Co. Ltd. and Tronox.
The report provides a comprehensive insight into the global soda ash industry including its market break-up by region, market breakup by end-uses, SWOT analysis, Porter’s five forces analysis, value chain analysis, import and export trends, key players and market outlook. The report also gives an in-sight into the manufacturing process of soda ash covering key success and risk factors for manufacturers, manufacturing process flow, the reactions involved, raw materials requirements, etc.
The essential aspects of the global soda ash market evaluated in the report include:
- Market trends
- Major regions
- Key application areas
- Key manufacturers
- Price trends
- Raw material requirements
- Chemical reactions involved in the manufacturing process
- Major importers and exporters
- Value chain analysis
- Market trends for major feedstocks
- Price trends for major feedstocks
- Key regions for major feedstocks
- Key application areas for major feedstocks
- Key players for major feedstocks
1 Preface
2 Scope and Methodology
2.1 Objectives of the study
2.2 Stakeholders
2.3 Data Sources
2.3.1 Primary Sources
2.3.2 Secondary Sources
2.4 Market Estimation
2.4.1 Bottom-Up Approach
2.4.2 Top-Down Approach
2.5 Forecasting Methodology
3 Executive Summary
4 Introduction
4.1 Overview
4.2 Physical and Chemical Properties
5 Global Soda Ash Industry
5.1 Market Overview
5.2 Market Performance
5.2.1 Volume Trends
5.2.2 Value Trends
5.3 Price Trends
5.4 Market Forecast
5.5 SWOT Analysis
5.5.1 Strengths
5.5.2 Weaknesses
5.5.3 Opportunities
5.5.4 Threats
5.6 Value Chain Analysis
5.7 Product Pricing and Margin Analysis
5.8 Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
5.8.1 Overview
5.8.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers
5.8.3 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
5.8.4 Degree of Rivalry
5.8.5 Threat of New Entrants
5.8.6 Threat of Substitutes
5.9 Trade Data
5.9.1 Imports
5.9.2 Exports
5.10 Key Market Drivers and Success Factors
6 Performance of Key Regions
6.1 China
6.2 Asia Pacific (Excluding China)
6.3 Europe
6.4 North America
6.5 Latin America
6.6 Middle East and Africa
7 Market by Application
7.1 Glass
7.2 Chemicals
7.3 Soaps and detergents
7.4 Metallurgy
7.5 Pulp and paper
7.6 Other Applications
8 Competitive Landscape
8.1 Market Structure
8.2 Market Share of Key Players
8.3 Key Player Profiles
8.3.1 Solvay
8.3.2 Tata Chemicals Limited
8.3.3 Shandong Haihua Co. Ltd.
8.3.4 Tronox Ltd.
8.3.5 Nirma
9 Soda Ash Manufacturing Process
9.1 Product Overview
9.2 Chemical Reactions Involved
9.3 Detailed Process Flow
9.4 Raw Material Requirements
9.5 Mass Balance and Feedstock Conversion Rate
10 Soda Ash: Feedstock Analysis
10.1 Ammonia
10.1.1 Market Performance
10.1.2 Price Trends
10.1.3 Market Breakup by Region
10.1.4 Market Breakup by Application
10.1.5 Key Suppliers
10.2 Limestone
10.2.1 Market Performance
10.2.2 Price Trends
10.2.3 Market Breakup by Region
10.2.4 Market Breakup by Application
10.2.5 Key Suppliers
10.3 Sodium Chloride
10.3.1 Market Performance
10.3.2 Price Trends
10.3.3 Market Breakup by Region
10.3.4 Market Breakup by Application
10.3.5 Key Suppliers
List of Figures
Figure 5 1: Global: Soda Ash Market: Volume Demand (in Million Tons) 2009-2016
Figure 5 2: Global: Soda Ash Market: Value Trends (in US$ Million), 2009-2016
Figure 5 3: Global: Soda Ash Market: Price Trends (in US$/Ton), 2009-2016
Figure 5 4: Global: Soda Ash Market Forecast: Volume Trends (in Million Tons), 2017-2022
Figure 5 5: Global: Soda Ash Market Forecast: Value Trends (in Million US$), 2017-2022
Figure 5 6: Global Soda Ash Industry: SWOT Analysis
Figure 5 7: Soda Ash Industry: Value Chain Analysis of Synthetic Soda Ash
Figure 5 8: Soda Ash Industry: Profit Margins at Various Levels of the Supply Chain
Figure 5 9: Global: Soda Ash Industry: Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
Figure 6 1: Global: Soda Ash Market: Breakup by Region (in %), 2016
Figure 6 2: China: Soda Ash Market (in US$ Million), 2009, 2016 & 2022
Figure 6 3: Asia Pacific (Excluding China): Soda Ash Market (in US$ Million), 2009, 2016 & 2022
Figure 6 4: Europe: Soda Ash Market (in US$ Million), 2009, 2016 & 2022
Figure 6 5: North America: Soda Ash Market (in US$ Million), 2009, 2016 & 2022
Figure 6 6: Latin America: Soda Ash Market (in US$ Million), 2009, 2016 & 2022
Figure 6 7: Middle East and Africa: Soda Ash Market (in US$ Million), 2009, 2016 & 2022
Figure 7 1: Global: Soda Ash Market: Breakup by Application (in %), 2016
Figure 7 2: Global: Soda Ash Market: Glass (in US$ Million), 2009, 2016 & 2022
Figure 7 3: Global: Soda Ash Market: Chemicals (in US$ Million), 2009, 2016 & 2022
Figure 7 4: Global: Soda Ash Market: Soaps and Detergents (in US$ Million), 2009, 2016 & 2022
Figure 7 5: Global: Soda Ash Market: Metallurgy (in US$ Million), 2009, 2016 & 2022
Figure 7 7: Global: Soda Ash Market: Pulp and Paper (in US$ Million), 2009, 2016 & 2022
Figure 7 8: Global: Soda Ash Market: Other Applications (in US$ Million), 2009, 2016 & 2022
Figure 8 1: Global: Soda Ash Market: Market Share of Key Players (in %), 2016
Figure 9 1: Soda Ash Manufacturing Plant: Detailed Process Flow
Figure 9 2: Soda Ash Manufacturing Process: Conversion Rate of Salt, Limestone and Coke
Figure 10 1: Global: Ammonia Market: Production Volume Trend (in Million Tons Oil), 2009-2016
Figure 10 2: Global: Ammonia Market: Value Trend (in Billion US$), 2009-2016
Figure 10 3: Global: Ammonia Market: Price Trend (in US$/Ton), 2009-2016
Figure 10 4: Global: Ammonia Market: Breakup by Region (in %), 2016
Figure 10 5: Global: Ammonia Market: Breakup by Application (in %), 2016
Figure 10 6: Global: Limestone Market: Production Volume Trend (in Million Tons), 2009-2016
Figure 10 7: Global: Limestone Market: Value Trend (in Billion US$), 2009-2016
Figure 10 8: Global: Limestone Market: Price Trend (in US$ Per Million Btu), 2009-2016
Figure 10 9: Global: Limestone Market: Breakup by Region (in %), 2016
Figure 10 10: Global: Limestone Market: Breakup by Application (in %), 2016
Figure 10 11: Global: Sodium Chloride Market: Production Volume Trend (in Million Tons), 2009-2016
Figure 10 12: Global: Sodium Chloride Market: Value Trend (in Billion US$), 2009-2016
Figure 10 13: Global: Sodium Chloride Market: Price Trend (in US$ Per Million Btu), 2009-2016
Figure 10 14: Global: Sodium Chloride Market: Breakup by Region (in %), 2016
Figure 10 15: Global: Sodium Chloride Market: Breakup by Application (in %), 2016
List of Tables
Table 4 1: Physical Properties of Soda Ash
Table 4 2: Chemical Properties of Soda Ash
Table 5 1: Global Soda Ash Market: Key Industry Highlights, 2016 and 2022
Table 5 2: Global: Soda Ash: Import Data of Major Countries, 2016
Table 5 3: Global: Soda Ash: Export Data of Major Countries, 2015
Table 6 1: Global: Soda Ash Market Forecast: Breakup by Region, 2017-2022
Table 9 1: Soda Ash Manufacturing: Chemical Reactions Involved in Soda Ash production
Table 9 2: Soda Ash Manufacturing: Chemical Reactions Involved in Soda Ash Formation
Table: 9 3: Soda Ash Manufacturing Process: Raw Materials Required
Table 10 1: Global: Key Ammonia Suppliers
Table 10 2: Global: Key Limestone Suppliers
Table 10 3: Global: Key Sodium Chloride Suppliers