According to reports, the world's second-largest soda ash maker, Tata Chemicals (TCL), predicts that the global soda ash market will remain tight this year due to rising raw material and energy costs. In an interview with ICIS, Christa Duvel, vice president and general manager of Tata Chemicals North America, said that this year, soda ash has basically sold out and will run at full capacity. "Since most of the world's soda ash production is produced synthetically, petroleum coke, raw salt and energy costs continue to rise, and it will certainly drive prices up," Duval added. At present, the annual global production of soda ash is 45-50 million tons, and natural mineral raw material production is only 1400-1500 million tons. Tata Chemicals North America, headquartered in the United States, owns a 2.5 million tonne/year natural mineral raw soda ash plant in Green River, Wyoming, USA. The company has been renamed General Chemical Industrial Products. As of 2010, the world's soda production capacity was 59.2 million tons per year. Belgium's Solvay, Tata Chemicals, and the United States' FMC were among the world's top three. "The soda ash of natural mineral raw materials in North America still maintains the lowest cost, only 60 US dollars / ton, in the past 10 years, the price gap between the synthetic soda ash production in China has risen to 100 US dollars / ton, so the United States soda ash production cost has obvious advantages, "He added. Due to the tight market supply and the continued growth in global demand, Tata Chemical North America is studying the expansion of its Green River production facilities. Taking into account the growth rate of global demand, Tata Chemical North America plans to expand its production capacity by 2%-3%/year through debottlenecking and hopes to complete the feasibility study for capacity expansion by the end of this year. Flexible Hose Connector,Hydraulic Connectors,Hydraulic Adapters,Hydraulic Hose Adapters Luohe Tiema Hydraulics CO.,Ltd , https://www.hydraulichosesdirect.com
October 24, 2023