Chlor-Alkali Market Intelligence

Chlor-Alkali Market Description

The global caustic soda market is currently worth $42.45 billion and is expected to reach a value of $54.17 billion by 2024, growing at a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 4.5 percent. The current global soda ash market value is $17.87 billion and is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 3 percent to reach $20.04 billion by 2023. The global demand for caustic soda is expected to grow at about 4–5 percent CAGR till 2024, while the global demand for soda ash is expected to grow at a CAGR of 4 percent till 2021.

The report provides an in-depth analysis of the global markets for chlor-alkali caustic soda and soda ash, with capacity–demand analysis and global market outlook. The report presents a regional market analysis for caustic soda and soda ash in North America, Europe, Asia, LATAM, Middle East, with supply and demand trends, trade dynamics and market outlook. Porter’s Five Forces Analysis is provided in the report for the caustic soda and soda ash markets in North America, Europe, and the Middle East, APAC, and LATAM. The report also includes a detailed supplier analysis and profiling, along with cost and pricing analysis.

Report Coverage

Global Capacity–Demand Analysis
Global Trade Dynamics
Regional Market Snapshot-North America, Europe, Asia
Cost Structure Analysis

Chlor-Alkali Market Trend, Analysis & Forecast

Category Intelligence on Chlor-Alkali covers the following

Information relating to market, supply, cost, and pricing analysis
Hard to find data on cost and TCO models, supplier details, and performance benchmarks
Macroeconomic and regional trends impacting cost, supply, and other market dynamics
Category-specific negotiation and sourcing advice

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Executive Summary

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Market Analysis

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Supply Analysis

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Cost & Pricing Analysis

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Best Practices

1.Chlor-Alkali Executive Summary: Caustic Soda

1.1 Category Updates
1.2 Supply Market Outlook
1.3 Demand Market Outlook
1.4 Industry Best Practices

2.Chlor-Alkali Market Analysis

2.1 Global Market Size: Caustic Soda
2.2 Global Market Outlook
– Demand–Supply Trends and Forecast
– Key End-use Industries
– Trade Dynamics
2.3 Regional Market Outlook (North America, EU, Asia, LA, and ME)
– Regional Market Snapshot
– Demand–Supply Trends and Forecast
– Trade Dynamics

3.Chlor-Alkali Industry Analysis

3.1 Porters Analysis
3.2 Industry Drivers and Constraints

4.Chlor-Alkali Cost and Pricing Analysis

4.1 Cost and Pricing Analysis
– Cost Structure Analysis
– Price Forecast: Caustic Soda

5.Chlor-Alkali Supplier Analysis

5.1 Global Capacity Share by Suppliers
5.2 Regional Capacity Share
5.3 Exhaustive Supplier List
5.4 Detailed Supplier Profiling and SWOT Analysis

Global Market Outlook on Chlor-Alkali

Global demand is expected to grow at 2.5 percent CAGR through 2017 – 2022
Asia is expected to drive the demand for caustic soda, due to an anticipated increase in the usage of paper, food and beverages, personal care products and synthetic fibres
The per-capita consumption of caustic soda is not as saturated in Asia as it is in the Western markets

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Demand Market Outlook

The global caustic soda market was moving tighter in through 2017, with capacity closures in Europe which led to capacity loss of 1MMT/year. The supply–demand gap is expected to reduce between 2018 and 2022, eventually causing a decline in buyer power over the period

Global Market Size: Caustic Soda

The global caustic soda market is expected to reach $44.8 billion by 2022. The key market driving end use is the CPG segment (paper packaging, food and beverage, and personal home care chemicals).
The Asian market is expected to witness a high growth rate of approx. 7 percent CAGR, followed by the Middle East, ranging from 4 to 5 percent CAGR
Saturated markets, like the US and Europe, are expected to witness a growth of approx. 3 percent CAGR between 2017 and 2022

Global Capacity–Demand Analysis

Buyers from the CPG industry (typically small-scale buyers in the caustic soda market) will encounter issues, such as securing supplies and increase in price premiums, especially in Europe, due to the impending capacity loss, with no major capacity additions in major markets in the coming years
Supply – demand gap will shrink from an estimated +12 MMT in 2017 to +5MMT in 2022

Market Outlook

Capacity Removal:

–The EU mandate to shut down all mercury based plants by December 2017 in Europe has led to plant conversions to membrane cell technology.

–It has also resulted in overall capacity loss of about 1MMT in Europe as major players in Western Europe will be producing caustic potash instead of caustic soda.