Chloralkali and Soda Ash Demand in China to Boost Salt Market Through 2015
LONDON, April 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --
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- Salt: Global Industry Markets and Outlook, 2011 (13th Edition)
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
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