SODIUM CARBONATE MARKET ANALYSIS

Market News

Key Developments:

• In Sep 2019, Solvay said that it would increase its soda ash production capacity by 600 kilotonnes at its trona-based Green River site in Wyoming, the United States, to meet long-term global demand growth in various applications. In addition to this, Solvay would also expand its sodium bicarbonate capacity by 200 kilotonnes in its Devnya plant in Bulgaria, addressing worldwide demand growth for flue gas treatments which improve air quality.
• In July 2019, Tata Chemicals received a green nod for expansion of its soda ash plant in Gujarat at an estimated cost of Rs 1,042.07 crore. The proposal is for expansion of its soda ash plant located in Devbhumi Dwarka district from 10.91 lakh tonne per annum to 113.16 lakh tonne per annum.
• In June 2019, The CIECH Group is launching a new production line for specialised sodium bicarbonate in Germany, used, among others, in dialysis. The new production line of sodium bicarbonate will increase the production capacity of the factory located in Stassfurt by more than 80 percent (50,000 tonnes per year) and will also contribute to the expansion of the Group’s product portfolio by a variation of soda, used in the pharmaceutical industry.