SODIUM METABISULFITE MARKET ANALYSIS

Leading Companies

Extensive use of sodium metabisulfite in food industry has boosted the growth of sodium bisulfite market, especially in Asia Pacific and Middle East regions. Product plant expansion, developing innovative portfolio are some of the key strategies adopted by the top players in the global sodium metabisulfite market. In 2011, Aditya Birla Chemicals acquired its major competitor, the Chloro Chemicals Division of Kanoria Chemicals based in Renukoot. This will enhance the portfolio of the Aditya Birla Chemicals Business. With this acquisition, the Aditya Birla Chemicals Business ranks as one of the leading players in the chlor-alkali segment in India and has added 129,000 TPA to the existing caustic manufacturing capacity of 105,000 TPA. Some of the major companies operating in the global sodium metabisulfite market include BASF SE, Shandong Kailong Chemical Technology Development Co. Ltd, Solvay, Aditya Birla Chemicals, The Dow Chemical Company, Evonik Industries, Arkema, Qingdao Tianya Chemical Co., Ltd, Hans Chemicals Pvt. Ltd. and Ultramarine India Pvt. Ltd.