Chloralkali and Soda Ash Demand in China to Boost Salt Market Through 2015
By Roskill Information Services, PRNEMonday, April 18, 2011
Roskill Information Services
LONDON, April 19, 2011 - Over 80% of salt is consumed in four main applications: chloralkali
production, synthetic soda ash production, de-icing and food/food processing.
Growth in world salt consumption during the mid-2000s was led by higher
demand from the chemicals sector, notably in the Asian region but
particularly in China. A rise in Chinese consumption in 2009 offset falls in
the mature western economies due to the global economic downturn, with a
recovery in demand observed in 2010. China now accounts for over 30% of world
salt consumption, putting it ahead of Europe and North America.
Salt production increased by 3%py between 2003 and 2009 to total 262Mt
but showed little or no increase in 2010 due to lower output in the USA,
Australia, Ukraine, India and Indonesia caused by adverse weather conditions.
China contributed to over two-thirds of the growth in output from 2003 to
2009 and surpassed the USA as the world's largest producer in 2006. Other
major producing countries are India, Germany, Canada and Australia. These
countries are also large exporters of salt.
However, global salt trade accounts for only around 20% of total
production due to its high bulk and low value. Trade in salt is therefore
largely intra-regional, with only Mexico and Australia shipping large volumes
to other regions. A rise in shipments from Africa to Europe in 2010 reflected
a shortage of de-icing salt because of a colder-than-average winter in the
Northern Hemisphere.
Salt production is relatively concentrated among only a few leading
producers. Seven companies, each with capacity over 10Mtpy, account for 40%
of salt production. These include K+S Group, CNSIC, Cargill, Solvay and Dow
Chemical. The last two companies produce salt mainly for captive consumption
in chemicals production. K+S Group's acquisition of Morton Salt in 2009
almost doubled its total capacity.
Future demand for salt is forecast to rise by 3.3%py between 2009 and
2015, but the high growth rate partly reflects lower consumption in 2009 and
a sharp recovery in 2010. Demand growth between 2010 and 2015 could be closer
to 3%py. Asian consumption of salt, particularly in chemicals in China, will
continue to lead growth and could reach 137Mt, almost half of total forecast
salt demand in 2015. Demand for salt in chloralkali production could increase
by 5%py, or 30Mt, through 2015, while increased soda ash production may add
another 10Mt to demand over the same period.
Projected salt demand of 290Mt in 2015 means production will need to rise
by at least 30Mt over 2010. Planned increases in production capacity through
expansions and new projects have the potential to add more than 30Mtpy to
total capacity by 2015, but the market is forecast to remain tight and any
outages or project delays could affect salt availability.
Salt prices tend to track rises in production costs and have typically
been in the order of 3-4%py. Late 2010 saw higher prices as supply tightened.
Volatility in pricing could remain a feature of the salt market through 2015,
especially if additional capacity and supply fails to keep pace with demand.
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Table of Contents
1 Summary
2 Introduction and properties of salt
3 Mining and processing of salt
3.1 Solar evaporation
3.2 Rock salt mining
3.3 Solution mining
3.4 Grades of salt
3.5 Salt additives
4 World production of salt
4.1 World production of salt by region
4.1.1 Production of salt in Asia
4.1.2 Production of salt in North America
4.1.3 Production of salt in Europe
4.1.4 Production of salt in Central and South America
4.1.5 Production of salt in Oceania
4.1.6 Production of salt in the Middle East
4.1.7 Production of salt in Africa
4.2 Leading producers of salt
4.3 Potential expansion in salt production capacity
5 Review of salt production in Asia by country
5.1 Azerbaijan
5.2 Bangladesh
5.3 Burma
5.4 Cambodia
5.5 China
5.5.1 Production of salt in China
5.5.2 Producers of salt in China
5.5.2.1 China National Salt Industry Corporation
5.5.2.2 Chongqing Hechuan Salinization
5.5.2.3 Chongqing Yihua Chemical Industry
5.5.2.4 Dalian Fuzhou Bay Salt Works
5.5.2.5 Guangyan Huayuan Salt Manufacture
5.5.2.6 Huaibei Mining
5.5.2.7 Hubei Lantian Salt Mine
5.5.2.8 Hubei Yihua Chemical Industry
5.5.2.9 Hunan Xiangheng Salt Mine
5.5.2.10 Jiangsu Huailai Salt & Chemicals
5.5.2.11 Jiangsu Jingshen Salt Industry
5.5.2.12 Jiangsu Salt Industry Group
5.5.2.13 Jiangxi Fuda Salt Mining
5.5.2.14 Jiangxi Salt Mine
5.5.2.15 Qingdao Longjing Economic & Trade
5.5.2.16 Qingdao Tianri Salt
5.5.2.17 Qinghai Salt Industry
5.5.2.18 Qinghai Soda Ash
5.5.2.19 Shandong Caiyangzi Saltworks
5.5.2.20 Shandong Dadi Salt Chemicals
5.5.2.21 Shandong Haihua Group
5.5.2.22 Shandong Lubei Enterprise
5.5.2.23 Shandong Weifang Longwei Industry
5.5.2.24 Shandong Yuyuan Group
5.5.2.25 Shouguang Dongqing Wood
5.5.2.26 Shouguang City Haoyuan Chemical
5.5.2.27 Shouguang Weidong Chemical
5.5.2.28 Sichuan Hebang Salt Chemicals
5.5.2.29 Sichuan Jiuda Salt Manufacturing
5.5.2.30 Tangshan Sanyou Group
5.5.2.31 Tianjin Changlu Haijing Group
5.5.2.32 Weifang Haijinshe Chemical
5.5.2.33 Weifang Haitai Salt Chemicals
5.5.2.34 Xinjiang Zhongtai Chemicals
5.5.2.35 Yantai Honghai Salt Industry
5.5.2.36 Yingkou Salt
5.5.2.37 Yunnan Salt & Salt Chemicals
5.5.2.38 Yunnan Yipinglang Salt Mine
5.5.2.39 New projects
5.6 India
5.6.1 Production of salt in India
5.6.2 Trade in salt in India
5.6.3 Producers of salt in India
5.6.3.1 Ankur Chemfood Products
5.6.3.2 Archaen Group
5.6.3.3 Brilliant Salt Refinery
5.6.3.4 Century Chemicals
5.6.3.5 Chemplast Sanmar
5.6.3.6 Chirai Salt Works
5.6.3.7 Chowgule & Co (Salt)
5.6.3.8 DCW
5.6.3.9 Friends Salt Works
5.6.3.10 G. Das
5.6.3.11 GHCL
5.6.3.12 Hindustan Salts
5.6.3.13 Hindustan Unilever
5.6.3.14 Humma Binchanapalli Salt Complex
5.6.3.15 Jaydeep Chemical
5.6.3.16 Krishna Salt
5.6.3.17 Kutch Salt & Allied Industries
5.6.3.18 Naveen Utsah Sahakari Samiti
5.6.3.19 Nirma
5.6.3.20 Rajkumar Group
5.6.3.21 Saboo Sodium Chloro
5.6.3.22 Solaris ChemTech
5.6.3.23 Sri Balamurugan Salt
5.6.3.24 Super Salts
5.6.3.25 Tamil Nadu Salt
5.6.3.26 Tata Chemicals
5.6.3.27 Tuticorin Alkali Chemicals & Fertilizers
5.6.3.28 United Enterprises
5.6.3.29 Other producers
5.7 Indonesia
5.7.1 Production of salt in Indonesia
5.7.2 Producers of salt in Indonesia
5.7.2.1 PT Cheetham Garam
5.7.2.2 PT Garam
5.7.2.3 PT Susanti Megah
5.8 Japan
5.8.1 Suppliers of salt in Japan
5.8.1.1 Diamond Salt
5.8.1.2 Mitsubishi Chemicals
5.8.1.3 Mitsui
5.8.1.4 Naikai Salt Industry
5.8.1.5 Nihon Kaisui
5.8.1.6 Tokuyama Soda
5.9 Kazakhstan
5.1 North Korea
5.11 South Korea
5.12 Kyrgyzstan
5.13 Laos
5.14 Mongolia
5.15 Pakistan
5.15.1 Producers of salt in Pakistan
5.15.1.1 Al-AMIN Salt Refinery
5.15.1.2 Himalaya Crystal Salt
5.15.1.3 Hub-Pak Salt Refinery
5.15.1.4 PMDC
5.16 Philippines
5.17 Sri Lanka
5.17.1 Producers of salt in Sri Lanka
5.17.1.1 Lanka Salt
5.17.1.2 Manthai Salt
5.17.1.3 Raigam Group
5.18 Taiwan
5.19 Tajikistan
5.2 Thailand
5.20.1 Pimai Salt
5.21 Turkmenistan
5.22 Uzbekistan
5.23 Vietnam
5.23.1 Producers of salt in Vietnam
6 Review of salt production in North America by country
6.1 Canada
6.1.1 Occurrence of salt in Canada
6.1.2 Production of salt in Canada
6.1.3 Producers of salt in Canada
6.1.3.1 Agrium
6.1.3.2 The Canadian Salt Company
6.1.3.3 Canexus
6.1.3.4 ERCO Worldwide
6.1.3.5 Junex
6.1.3.6 NSC Minerals
6.1.3.7 Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan
6.1.3.8 Sifto Canada
6.1.3.9 The Mosaic Company
6.2 Mexico
6.2.1 Producers of salt in Mexico
6.2.1.1 Comercial Salinera de Yucatan
6.2.1.2 Cooperativa de Salineros de Colima
6.2.1.3 Exportadora de Sal
6.2.1.4 Grupo Salina de Lobos
6.2.1.5 Industria del Alcali
6.2.1.6 Mexichem Salinera del Sur
6.2.1.7 Sales del Istmo
6.3 USA
6.3.1 Production of salt in the USA
6.3.2 Trade in salt in the USA
6.3.3 Producers of salt in the USA
6.3.3.1 American Rock Salt
6.3.3.2 Cargill Salt
6.3.3.3 Central Salt
6.3.3.4 Compass Minerals
6.3.3.5 Dakota Salt
6.3.3.6 Detroit Salt Company
6.3.3.7 Dow Chemical
6.3.3.8 Eastern Salt
6.3.3.9 Georgia Gulf
6.3.3.10 Granite State Minerals
6.3.3.11 Huck Salt
6.3.3.12 Hutchinson Salt
6.3.3.13 Independent Salt
6.3.3.14 Intrepid Potash
6.3.3.15 Morton Salt
6.3.3.16 New Mexico Salt and Mineral
6.3.3.17 Olin
6.3.3.18 OxyChem
6.3.3.19 PPG Industries
6.3.3.20 Redmond Clays & Salt
6.3.3.21 Salt Products
6.3.3.22 Searles Valley Minerals
6.3.3.23 Shintech
6.3.3.24 South Bay Salt Works
6.3.3.25 TETRA Technologies
6.3.3.26 Texas Brine
6.3.3.27 The Mosaic Company
6.3.3.28 United Salt
6.3.3.29 US Salt
7 Review of salt production in Europe by country
7.1 Albania
7.2 Armenia
7.3 Austria
7.3.1 Osterreichischen Salinen
7.4 Belarus
7.4.1 Producers of salt in Belarus
7.4.1.1 RUE PA Belaruskali
7.4.1.2 JSC MozyrSalt
7.5 Belgium
7.5.1 Solvay
7.6 Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.7 Bulgaria
7.7.1 Producers of salt in Bulgaria
7.8 Croatia
7.9 Denmark
7.1 France
7.10.1 Producers of salt in France
7.10.1.1 Arkema
7.10.1.2 Consortium du Jambon de Bayonne
7.10.1.3 esco
7.10.1.4 Groupe Salins
7.10.1.5 Novacarb
7.10.1.6 Perstorp France
7.10.1.7 Saline d'Einville
7.10.1.8 Solvay
7.11 Germany
7.11.1 Producers of salt in Germany
7.11.1.1 Dow Chemical
7.11.1.2 K+S Group
7.11.1.3 Saline Luisenhall
7.11.1.4 Salzgewinnungsgesellschaft Westfalen
7.11.1.5 Sodawerk Stassfurt
7.11.1.6 Suedsalz
7.11.1.7 Suedwestdeutsche Salzwerke
7.11.1.8 Wacker-Chemie
7.12 Greece
7.12.1 Producers of salt in Greece
7.13 Italy
7.13.1 Producers of salt in Italy
7.13.1.1 Atisale
7.13.1.2 Compagnia Italiana Sali
7.13.1.3 Italkali
7.13.1.4 Saline di Cervia
7.13.1.5 Solvay Chimica Italia
7.13.1.6 SOPOMA
7.13.1.7 Syndial
7.14 Montenegro
7.15 Netherlands
7.15.1 Producers of salt in the Netherlands
7.15.1.1 AkzoNobel
7.15.1.2 Frisa Zout
7.16 Poland
7.16.1 Producers of salt in Poland
7.16.1.1 Anwil
7.16.1.2 Inowroclaw Salt Mines Solino
7.16.1.3 KGHM Polska Mied?
7.16.1.4 Klodawa Salt Mine
7.16.1.5 Kompania W?glowa
7.16.1.6 Soda Polska Ciech
7.16.1.7 Wieliczka Salt Mine
7.16.1.8 Zoutman Industries
7.17 Portugal
7.17.1 Producers of salt in Portugal
7.17.1.1 CUF Quimicos Industriais
7.17.1.2 Salexpor
7.17.1.3 Solvay Portugal
7.17.1.4 Vatel
7.17.1.5 Other producers
7.18 Romania
7.18.1 Salrom
7.19 Russia
7.19.1 Producers of salt in Russia
7.19.1.1 Bassol
7.19.1.2 Iletskol
7.19.1.3 Silvinit
7.19.1.4 Soda Sterlitamak
7.19.1.5 Tyretskii Solerudnik
7.19.1.6 Usol'e Salt Production
7.19.2 Potential salt projects in Russia
7.2 Serbia
7.21 Slovakia
7.22 Slovenia
7.23 Spain
7.23.1 Producers of salt in Spain
7.23.1.1 Bras del Port
7.23.1.2 Ercros
7.23.1.3 esco Spain
7.23.1.4 Iberica de Sales
7.23.1.5 Iberpotash
7.23.1.6 INFOSA
7.23.1.7 Jumsal
7.23.1.8 Proasal Salinera de Andalucia
7.23.1.9 Sal Coloma
7.23.1.10 Sales de Monzon
7.23.1.11 Salinas de Bonmati
7.23.1.12 Salinas de Navarra
7.23.1.13 Salinas de S'Avall
7.23.1.14 Salinera de Cardona
7.23.1.15 Salinera Espa?ola
7.23.1.16 Salins Iberica
7.23.1.17 Solvay
7.24 Switzerland
7.24.1 Producers of salt in Switzerland
7.24.1.1 Saline de Bex
7.24.1.2 United Swiss Saltworks
7.25 UK
7.25.1 Producers of salt in the UK
7.25.1.1 British Salt
7.25.1.2 Cleveland Potash
7.25.1.3 INEOS Enterprises
7.25.1.4 Irish Salt Mining and Exploration
7.25.1.5 Salt Union
7.25.1.6 Natural salt producers
7.26 Ukraine
7.26.1 Producers of salt in Ukraine
7.26.1.1 Artyomsol
7.26.1.2 Crimean Soda
7.26.1.3 Karpatneftekhim
7.26.1.4 Slavyansk Salt Mining
8 Review of salt production in South and Central America
by country
8.1 Argentina
8.1.1 Producers of salt in Argentina
8.1.1.1 ALPAT
8.1.1.2 Celusal
8.1.1.3 Cia Introductora de Buenos Aires
8.1.1.4 La Industrial Salinera
8.1.1.5 Proinsal
8.2 Bahamas
8.3 Bolivia
8.4 Brazil
8.4.1 Producers of salt in Brazil
8.4.1.1 Braskem
8.4.1.2 Comercio e Industria de Moagem e Refinacao Santa
Cecilia
8.4.1.3 Dow Brasil Nordeste
8.4.1.4 Henrique Lage Salineira do Nordeste
8.4.1.5 Norsal
8.4.1.6 Refinaria Nacional de Sal
8.4.1.7 Salina Diamante Branco
8.4.1.8 Salinas do Nordeste
8.4.1.9 F. Souto
8.4.1.10 Vale
8.4.1.11 Other producers
8.5 Chile
8.5.1 Producers of salt in Chile
8.5.1.1 SPL
8.5.1.2 Other producers
8.6 Colombia
8.6.1 Producers of salt in Colombia
8.6.1.1 Brinsa
8.6.1.2 Colsalminas
8.6.1.3 IFI-Concesion de Salinas
8.6.1.4 Quimpac de Colombia
8.7 Costa Rica
8.8 Cuba
8.9 Ecuador
8.1 El Salvador
8.11 Guatemala
8.12 Honduras
8.13 Jamaica
8.14 Netherlands Antilles
8.15 Nicaragua
8.16 Panama
8.17 Peru
8.17.1 Producers of salt in Peru
8.17.1.1 GrowMax Agri
8.17.1.2 Quimpac
8.18 Venezuela
8.18.1 Producers of salt in Venezuela
8.18.1.1 Essasa
8.18.1.2 INDUSALCA
8.18.1.3 Ingeomin
8.18.1.4 Productora de Sal
8.18.1.5 Salinera
9 Review of salt production in Oceania by country
9.1 Australia
9.1.1 Exports of salt from Australia
9.1.2 Producers of salt in Australia
9.1.2.1 Cheetham Salt
9.1.2.2 Dampier Salt
9.1.2.3 Lipp's
9.1.2.4 Mitsui & Co (Australia)
9.1.2.5 Mulgundawa Salt Mine
9.1.2.6 Olsson's Industries
9.1.2.7 Pyramid Salt
9.1.2.8 SunSalt
9.1.2.9 WA Salt Group
9.1.2.10 Salt projects
9.2 New Zealand
9.2.1 Dominion Salt
10 Review of salt production in the Middle East by country
10.1 Abu Dhabi
10.2 Afghanistan
10.3 Iran
10.3.1 Producers of salt in Iran
10.3.1.1 Captive operations
10.3.1.2 Mine operations
10.3.1.3 Solar salt operations
10.3.1.4 Refining operations
10.4 Iraq
10.5 Israel
10.5.1 Producers of salt in Israel
10.5.1.1 Israel Chemicals
10.5.1.2 Israel Salt
10.6 Jordan
10.7 Kuwait
10.8 Lebanon
10.9 Oman
10.1 Qatar
10.11 Saudi Arabia
10.11.1 Production of rock salt in Saudi Arabia
10.11.2 Brine recovery in Saudi Arabia
10.12 Syria
10.13 Turkey
10.13.1 Producers of salt in Turkey
10.13.1.1 Alkim Alkali Kimya
10.13.1.2 Altundal-Cakmak Joint Venture
10.13.1.3 Binbir Gida Tarim UEruenleri
10.13.1.4 Cihanbeyli Salt Mining
10.13.1.5 Estuz
10.13.1.6 Eurosalt Salt Industry
10.13.1.7 Gokay Construction & Mining
10.13.1.8 Koyuncu Nakliye Pazarlama
10.13.1.9 Mutlucan Tuz Madencilik
10.13.1.10 Salina Salt
10.13.1.11 Saray Tuz
10.13.1.12 Soda Sanayii
10.13.1.13 TEKEL
10.13.1.14 Tekin Salt
10.14 Yemen
11 Review of salt production in Africa by country
11.1 Algeria
11.2 Angola
11.3 Benin
11.4 Botswana
11.5 Djibouti
11.5.1 Production of salt in Djibouti
11.5.1.1 Current production
11.5.1.2 Salt project
11.6 Egypt
11.6.1 Producers of salt in Egypt
11.6.1.1 Cookina Salt
11.6.1.2 Egypt Salt
11.6.1.3 El-Mex Salines
11.6.1.4 El Nasr Salines
11.6.1.5 EMISAL
11.7 Eritrea
11.8 Ethiopia
11.9 Ghana
11.9.1 Producers of salt in Ghana
11.9.1.1 Cooperatives
11.9.1.2 Fetteh Salt
11.9.1.3 Ningbo Salt
11.9.1.4 Panbros Salt Industry
11.9.1.5 Popular Foods West Africa
11.9.1.6 Songhor Salt Project
11.9.1.7 Other producers
11.1 Kenya
11.11 Libya
11.12 Madagascar
11.13 Mali
11.14 Mauritius
11.15 Morocco
11.15.1 Producers of salt in Morocco
11.15.1.1 SCS
11.15.1.2 SSM
11.16 Mozambique
11.17 Namibia
11.17.1 Producers of salt in Namibia
11.17.1.1 Cape Cross Salt Mining
11.17.1.2 The Salt Company
11.17.1.3 Walvis Bay Salt Holdings
11.18 Niger
11.19 Nigeria
11.19.1 Processors of salt in Nigeria
11.19.1.1 NASCON
11.19.1.2 Royal Salt
11.19.1.3 Union Dicon Salt
11.2 Senegal
11.21 South Africa
11.21.1 Producers of salt in South Africa
11.21.1.1 Cerebos
11.21.1.2 Saamwerk Soutwerke
11.21.1.3 Straits Chemicals
11.21.1.4 Swartkops SeeSout
11.21.1.5 United Salt
11.22 Sudan
11.23 Tanzania
11.24 Tunisia
11.24.1 Producers of salt in Tunisia
11.24.1.1 COTUSAL
11.24.1.2 SAIDA
11.25 Uganda
12 International trade in salt
12.1 Exports of salt
12.2 Imports of salt
12.3 Regional trade in salt
12.3.1 Asia
12.3.2 North America
12.3.3 Europe
12.3.4 Central and South America
12.3.5 Oceania
12.3.6 Africa and Middle East
13 World consumption of salt
13.1 Consumption of salt by end-use
13.2 Market balance for salt
13.3 Future trends in consumption of salt
14 Use of salt in chloralkali production
14.1 Chloralkali processing
14.2 Type of salt consumed in chloralkali production
14.3 Chloralkali demand
14.4 Chloralkali supply
14.4.1 China
14.4.2 North America
14.4.3 Europe
14.4.4 Japan
14.4.5 India
14.5 Trends in demand for salt in chloralkali production
15 Use of salt in synthetic soda ash production
15.1 Synthetic soda ash processing
15.1.1 Solvay process
15.1.2 Other processes
15.2 Soda ash demand
15.3 Synthetic soda ash supply
15.4 Trends in demand for salt in synthetic soda ash
production
16 Use of salt in other chemical applications
16.1 Sodium chlorate production
16.2 Sodium metal production
16.3 Hydrochloric acid production
17 Use of salt in road de-icing
17.1 Type of salt used in de-icing
17.2 Trends in demand for salt in de-icing
18 Use of salt in food and food processing
18.1 Type of salt used in food and food processing
18.2 Trends in demand for salt in food and food processing
19 Use of salt in other applications
19.1 Use of salt in animal feed
19.2 Use of salt in water treatment
19.2.1 Water softening
19.2.2 Water chlorinators
19.2.3 Ponds and aquaria
19.3 Use of salt in pharmaceuticals
19.4 Industrial uses for salt
19.4.1 Oil and gas exploration
19.4.2 Textiles and dyes
19.4.3 Pulp and paper
19.4.4 Metals processing
19.4.5 Tanning and leather
19.4.6 Rubber
19.4.7 Others
20 Prices of salt
20.1 Historical salt prices
20.2 Future trends in salt prices
For further information or a review copy of this report, please contact
Robert Baylis (robert at roskill.co.uk). To receive press releases via email,
please contact Prakash Ramachandran (prakash at roskill.co.uk).
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