Demand for Caustic Soda is dependent on demand from end-use industries such as organic chemicals, pulp & paper, inorganic chemicals, and water treatment applications among others. Caustic waste disposal is a major problem confronting the leading producers of caustic soda. The current caustic waste disposal methods followed by the industry include wet oxidation of the sulfide in waste liquor, and deep welling. These methods have significant drawbacks such as wastage of caustic values, increased total dissolved solids in the receiving waters, and high-energy use.These and other market data and trends are presented in "Caustic Soda: Global Market Opportunities" by BizAcumen, Inc. Our reports are designed to be most comprehensive in geographic coverage and vertical market analyses.

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Caustic Soda - Global Market Opportunities
Published on November 2009
Report Summary
Demand for Caustic Soda is dependent on demand from end-use industries such as organic chemicals, pulp & paper, inorganic
chemicals, and water treatment applications among others. Caustic waste disposal is a major problem confronting the leading
producers of caustic soda. The current caustic waste disposal methods followed by the industry include wet oxidation of the sulfide in
waste liquor, and deep welling. These methods have significant drawbacks such as wastage of caustic values, increased total
dissolved solids in the receiving waters, and high-energy use.
These and other market data and trends are presented in "Caustic Soda: Global Market Opportunities" by BizAcumen, Inc. Our
reports are designed to be most comprehensive in geographic coverage and vertical market analyses.
Table of Content
CAUSTIC SODABMR-2040
CONTENTS
1. METHODOLOGY 1
Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations 1
Disclaimers 2
Quantitative Techniques & Reporting Level 3
2. GLOBAL MARKET OVERVIEW AND OUTLOOK 4
Asian Caustic Soda Demand Stable Despite Soaring Prices 4
Japanese Chlor-Alkali Market Tightens Amid US Economic Downturn 5
Tight Supply Spikes Prices of Caustic Soda 5
US Caustic Soda Exports Prices Near Record Levels 6
Chinese Caustic Soda Export Prices Reach a New High 6
Production Dynamics 6
Major Caustic Soda Manufacturers 7
Spring - A Caustic Season 7
3. MARKET TRENDS AND ISSUES 8
Consolidation in the Industry 8
Caustic Soda Consumers - Playing Safe 8
Asian Chemical Industry Faces Invasion From the West 8
Caustic Waste Weighs Down on the Industry 8
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Increasing Opposition from Environmental Agencies 9
Alternatives Form a Poor Substitute 9
Rational Usage - The Only Feasible Solution 9
Initiatives Towards a Pollution-Free World 10
4. PRODUCT FACTS 10
5. CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS 11
Lukoil Sets Up PVC Complex- Includes Chlor-Alkali and
Suspension PVC Units 11
Shintech's New Caustic Soda Capacity Not Likely to Ease Prices 11
Kanoria Ramps Up Caustic Soda Capacity to 130,000 Metric Tons
/Annum 11
Henan Yongyin's Caustic Soda Facility to Come Online 11
Qingdao Hiwin and Sinopec Qingdao Sign Caustic Soda Supply MoU 12
Dahua Group and SK Investment to Form Joint Venture 12
Olin Restructures Chlor Alkali Operations in Canada 12
Travancore-Cochin Announces Capacity Expansion Plan 12
Kanoria Chemicals to Expand Caustic Soda Plant 12
Jayshree Chemicals to Expand Caustic Soda Production 12
Gujarat Alkalies to Spruce Up Caustic Soda Capacity 13
CariSal Inks Caustic Soda Supply Agreement with Alcoa World
Alumina 13
Mirumir Acquires Tojikkhimprom 13
Mexichem Acquires Prodesal 13
Mexichem Strengthens Position in Latin American Caustic Soda
Market 13
Gujarat Alkalies Mulls Caustic Soda Facility in UAE 13
Modisanna Plans to Acquire Remaining Shares in Russian Kaustik 14
GHCL Announces Acquisition and Expansion Plans 14
Mexichem and Cydsa Ink Asset Swap Agreement 14
Solvay to Invest in PVC, Caustic Soda, VCM, and Bio-Ethylene
Facility 14
PPG Puts New Membrane Cell Caustic Soda and Chlorine Facility
On Line 14
GACL Commissions New Caustic Soda Facility 15
Shandong Huatai Starts Work on 500,000 Tons/Annum Caustic Soda
Facility 15
Harris & Ford to Begin Hydrochloric Acid and Caustic Soda
Production 15
PPG Shifts Lake Charles Caustic Soda Unit to Membrane Cell
Technology 15
Shintech Plans Third Phase Expansion for its Chlor-Alkali
Facility in Louisiana 15
Chemtrade to Take Over Olin Chlor Alkali Products 15
Pioneer to Expand Chlor-Alkali Facility 16
Olin Acquires Pioneer 16
Dow Canada Divests Western Canadian Caustic Soda Business 16
BCT Chemtrade Inks Caustic Soda Terminal Services Agreement
with Bayer 16
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Dongda Chemical's Caustic Soda Unit Comes On Stream 17
Nirma Announces Caustic Soda Capacity Expansion Plans 17
Sanmar Acquires Chemicals Business of Egypt's Trust Chemical 17
Nikos Group Plans to Acquire Remaining Stake in Kaustik 17
6. MAJOR PLAYERS 18
AGC Chemicals (Thailand) Co., Ltd (Thailand) 18
BASF SE (Germany) 18
Bayer AG (Germany) 18
Canexus Income Fund (Canada) 18
DCW Limited (India) 18
The Caustic Soda Division 19
Formosa Plastics Corp. (USA) 19
Georgia Gulf Corporation (USA) 19
Gujarat Alkalies and Chemicals Limited (India) 19
INEOS ChlorVinyls Limited (UK) 19
Kaneka Corporation (Japan) 20
Kanto Denka Kogyo Co., Ltd. (Japan) 20
Kureha Corporation (Japan) 20
Occidental Chemical Corp. (USA) 20
Olin Corporation (USA) 21
Olin Chlor Alkali Products (USA) 21
Pioneer Companies, Inc. (USA) 21
PolyOne Corporation (USA) 21
PPG Industries (USA) 21
PPG Chlor-Alkali & Derivatives (USA) 22
Solvay S.A. (Belgium) 22
The Dow Chemical Company (USA) 22
Toagosei Co., Ltd. (Japan) 22
7. MARKET ANALYTICS 23
8. THE UNITED STATES 32
Process and Output of Caustic Soda 32
End-Use Profile 32
Export/Import Statistics 33
9. CANADA 35
Environmental Concerns to Impede Chloralkali Growth 35
Export/Import Statistics 36
Production and Supply: Early 2000s 37
10. JAPAN 38
Supply of Caustic Soda 38
Going Gets Tough 38
End-Use Market 39
Export Squeeze on the Anvil 39
11. EUROPE 41
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a. France 45
b. Germany 46
c. Italy 48
d. The United Kingdom 49
e. Spain 50
f. Russia 51
g. Rest of Europe 52
12. ASIA-PACIFIC 53
Major Markets 53
Australia 53
China 53
Production Scenario 54
Chinese Chloralkali Industry 55
India 56
Chloralkali Market Specifics 56
Leading Player 56
Indonesia 56
South Korea 57
13. LATIN AMERICA 58
Brazil 58
14. REST OF WORLD 59
EXHIBITS
Table 1: Global Caustic Soda Production Capacity: 2006-2008
Table 2: Global Caustic Soda Market by Region for the Period
2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)
Table 3: Percentage Breakdown of Global Caustic Soda Market by
Region for the Years 2008 & 2012
Table 4: Global Consumption of Caustic Soda in Organic
Chemicals by Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in
Thousand Metric Tons)
Table 5: Percentage Breakdown of Global Consumption of Caustic
Soda in Organic Chemicals by Region for the Years 2008 & 2012
Table 6: Global Consumption of Caustic Soda in Pulp & Paper
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by Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric
Tons)
Table 7: Percentage Breakdown of Global Consumption of Caustic
Soda in Pulp & Paper by Region for the Years 2008 & 2012
Table 8: Global Consumption of Caustic Soda in Inorganic
Chemicals by Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in
Thousand Metric Tons)
Table 9: Percentage Breakdown of Global Consumption of Caustic
Soda in Inorganic Chemicals by Region for the Years 2008 &
2012
Table 10: Global Consumption of Caustic Soda in Water
Treatment by Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in
Thousand Metric Tons)
Table 11: Percentage Breakdown of Global Consumption of
Caustic Soda in Water Treatment by Region for the Years 2008 &
2012
Table 12: Global Consumption of Caustic Soda in Alumina by
Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric
Tons)
Table 13: Percentage Breakdown of Global Consumption of
Caustic Soda in Alumina by Region for the Years 2008 & 2012
Table 14: Global Consumption of Caustic Soda in Soaps &
Detergents by Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in
Thousand Metric Tons)
Table 15: Percentage Breakdown of Global Consumption of
Caustic Soda in Soaps & Detergents by Region for the Years
2008 & 2012
Table 16: Global Consumption of Caustic Soda in Petroleum by
Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric
Tons)
Table 17: Percentage Breakdown of Global Consumption of
Caustic Soda in Petroleum by Region for the Years 2008 & 2012
Table 18: Global Consumption of Caustic Soda in Miscellaneous
Applications by Region for the Period 2007-2015 (Sales in
Thousand Metric Tons)
Table 19: Percentage Breakdown of Global Consumption of
Caustic Soda in Miscellaneous Applications by Region for the
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Years 2008 & 2012
Table 20: Production Capacity of Leading Caustic Soda
Manufacturers in the US by - 2006
Table 21: Percentage Breakdown of US Caustic Soda (Solid)
Imports by Country - 2007 (in Terms of Value)
Table 22: Percentage Breakdown of US Caustic Soda (in Aqueous
Solution) Imports by Country - 2007 (in Terms of Value)
Table 23: Percentage Breakdown of US Caustic Soda (Solid)
Exports by Country -2007 (in Terms of Value)
Table 24: Percentage Breakdown of US Caustic Soda (in Aqueous
Solution) Exports by Country - 2007 (in Terms of Value)
Table 25: Caustic Soda Market by End-Use Segment in the US:
2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)
Table 26: Percentage Breakdown of Caustic Soda Market by
End-Use Segment in the US for the Years 2008 & 2012
Table 27: Percentage Breakdown of Canadian Caustic Soda
(Solid) Imports by Country - 2007 (in Terms of Value)
Table 28: Percentage Breakdown of Canadian Caustic Soda (in
Aqueous Solution) Imports by Country - 2007 (in Terms of
Value)
Table 29: Percentage Breakdown of Canadian Caustic Soda
(Solid) Exports by Country -2007 (in Terms of Value)
Table 30: Percentage Breakdown of Canadian Caustic Soda (in
Aqueous Solution) Exports by Country - 2007 (in Terms of
Value)
Table 31: Caustic Soda Market by End-Use Segment in Canada:
2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)
Table 32: Percentage Breakdown of Caustic Soda Market by
End-Use Segment in Canada for the Years 2008 & 2012
Table 33: Caustic Soda Market by End-Use Segment in Japan:
2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)
Table 34: Percentage Breakdown of Caustic Soda Market by
End-Use Segment in Japan for the Years 2008 & 2012
Table 35: Caustic Soda Market by Region in Europe: 2007-2015
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(Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)
Table 36: Percentage Breakdown of Caustic Soda Market by
Region in Europe for the Years 2008 & 2012
Table 37: Caustic Soda Market by End-Use Segment in Europe:
2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)
Table 38: Percentage Breakdown of Caustic Soda Market by
End-Use Segment in Europe for the Years 2008 & 2012
Table 39: Caustic Soda Market by End-Use Segment in France:
2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)
Table 40: Percentage Breakdown of Caustic Soda Market by
End-Use Segment in France for the Years 2008 & 2012
Table 41: Caustic Soda Market by End-Use Segment in Germany:
2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)
Table 42: Percentage Breakdown of Caustic Soda Market by
End-Use Segment in Germany for the Years 2008 & 2012
Table 43: Caustic Soda Market by End-Use Segment in Italy:
2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)
Table 44: Percentage Breakdown of Caustic Soda Market by
End-Use Segment in Italy for the Years 2008 & 2012
Table 45: Caustic Soda Market by End-Use Segment in the UK:
2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)
Table 46: Percentage Breakdown of Caustic Soda Market by
End-Use Segment in the UK for the Years 2008 & 2012
Table 47: Caustic Soda Market by End-Use Segment in Spain:
2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)
Table 48: Percentage Breakdown of Caustic Soda Market by
End-Use Segment in Spain for the Years 2008 & 2012
Table 49: Caustic Soda Market by End-Use Segment in Russia:
2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)
Table 50: Percentage Breakdown of Caustic Soda Market by
End-Use Segment in Russia for the Years 2008 & 2012
Table 51: Caustic Soda Market by End-Use Segment in Rest of
Europe: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)
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Table 52: Percentage Breakdown of Caustic Soda Market by
End-Use Segment in Rest of Europe for the Years 2008 & 2012
Table 53: Caustic Soda Production in China by Leading
Manufacturers - 2006
Table 54: Caustic Soda Market by End-Use Segment in
Asia-Pacific: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)
Table 55: Percentage Breakdown of Caustic Soda Market by
End-Use Segment in Asia-Pacific for the Years 2008 & 2012
Table 56: Caustic Soda Market by End-Use Segment in Latin
America: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)
Table 57: Percentage Breakdown of Caustic Soda Market by
End-Use Segment in Latin America for the Years 2008 & 2012
Table 58: Caustic Soda Market by End-Use Segment in Rest of
World: 2007-2015 (Sales in Thousand Metric Tons)
Table 59: Percentage Breakdown of Caustic Soda Market by
End-Use Segment in Rest of World for the Years 2008 & 2012
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