Soda Ash in the CIS: Production, Market and Forecast (14th edition)

This report is the fourteenth edition of the market research for soda ash (sodium carbonate) in the CIS countries.

The market has been monitored since August 1996 .

The purpose of the research is to analyze the Russian and CIS countries soda ash markets.

The object of the research is soda ash and its consumption.

This work is a desk study . The sources of information were data from Rosstat, the Federal Customs Service of the Russian Federation, official statistics of railway transportation of JSC Russian Railways, the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Statistics, the State Customs Service of Ukraine; materials from the US State Geological Survey (USGS), data from UNdata, industry and regional press, annual and quarterly reports of securities issuers, websites of companies producing soda ash, as well as data obtained from telephone interviews of employees of consumer companies of this reagent were used ...

Chronological scope of the study: 1999-2019; forecast - 2020-2030

Geography of research: Russian Federation, Republic of Kazakhstan, Ukraine - comprehensive detailed analysis of the market; Armenia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan - general retrospective market analysis; the rest of the world - an overview of the dynamics and characteristics of the market.

The report is in 7 Sections , contains 246 pages , including 40 figures , 91 tables (63 tables in the text of the report and 28 tables in Appendix 1 ), 3 appendices .

The first chapter of the report provides a brief description of the world sodium carbonate market (reserves of natural soda, production, prices, export-import of soda ash).

The second chapter of the report provides information on the raw materials required for the production of soda ash, its characteristics. Also in this chapter, the technology for the production of sodium carbonate in the CIS countries is considered in detail. In addition, data on the main suppliers of raw materials, directions and volumes of supplies are presented.

The third chapter of the review is devoted to the production of soda ash in the CIS countries. This section provides statistical data on the volumes of soda production in Russia, Ukraine and Uzbekistan (1999-2020). In addition, the quality indicators of the products obtained are given.

The fourth chapter presents data on foreign trade operations with soda ash in Russia for the period 1998-2020. and in Ukraine for the period 1999-2020. In addition, data on the import of soda to Belarus, Kazakhstan and other CIS countries (2004-2020) are presented.

The fifth chapter provides information on the level of prices for various brands of soda on the domestic Russian market (1999-2020). In addition, we analyzed data on changes in export-import prices for soda ash in Russia and Ukraine (1999-2020).

The sixth chapter examines the consumption of soda ash in Russia and Ukraine. This section provides the balance of production - consumption of these products, the sectoral structure of consumption, the main consumers, as well as the current state and development prospects of the largest consumer enterprises.

The seventh chapter presents a forecast of the development of the soda ash market in Russia (production and consumption) for the period up to 2030.

For the convenience of working with the report, tables with statistical data for 1996-2015. moved to Appendix 1 . References to the table data are available in the text of the report. The numbers of tables in Appendix 1 have an alphabetic index "P".

Appendices 2 and 3 provide the address and contact information of the main enterprises producing and consuming soda ash in the CIS countries.

Target audience of the study:

• Soda ash market participants - producers, consumers, traders;

• potential investors.

The proposed study claims to be a reference guide for marketing services and decision-makers working in the soda ash market.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ANNOTATION

INTRODUCTION

I. Brief description of the world market of soda ash

• I.1. World reserves of natural soda ash as of early 2021
• I.2. Soda ash production volumes in the world in 1998-2020
• I.3. Major soda ash producing countries
  • I.3.1. China
  • I.3.2. USA
• I.4. Dynamics of world prices for soda ash

II. Soda ash production technology and raw materials used in industry

• II.1. Methods for the production of soda ash
• II.2. Main suppliers of raw materials
• II.3. Directions and volumes of supplies

III. Soda ash production in the CIS countries

• III.1. Product quality
• III.2. The volume of soda ash production in the CIS in 1997-2020
  • III.2.1. The volume of soda ash production in the Russian Federation in 1997-2020
  • III.2.2. The volume of soda ash production in Ukraine in 1997-2014
• III.3. The main enterprises-producers of soda ash in the CIS countries
• III.4. The current state of the largest producers of soda ash
  • III.4.1. JSC "Bashkir Soda Company" (Sterlitamak, Republic of Bashkortostan)
  • III.4.2. JSC "Bereznikovsky Soda Plant" (Berezniki, Perm Territory)
  • III.4.3. PJSC "Crimean Soda Plant" (Krasnoperekopsk, Republic of Crimea)
  • III.4.4. JSC "Rusal Achinsk Alumina Refinery" (Krasnoyarsk Territory)
  • III.4.5. JSC "Pikalevskaya soda" (Pikalevo, Leningrad region)
  • III.4.6. UE "Kungrad Soda Plant" (Kungrad, Karapakalstan, Uzbekistan)
• III.5. Enterprises that have discontinued the production of soda ash
  • III.5.1. OJSC "Lisichansk soda" (Lisichansk, Lugansk region, Ukraine)

IV. Export-import of soda ash

• IV.1. Export-import of soda ash in the Russian Federation
  • IV.1.1. The volumes of export-import of soda ash in the Russian Federation in 1998-2020
  • IV.1.2. Features and trends of export supplies of soda ash to the Russian Federation
  • IV.1.3. The main directions of export-import supplies of soda ash to the Russian Federation
• IV.2. Export-import of soda ash in Ukraine in 1999-2020
  • IV.2.1. Volumes of export-import of soda ash in Ukraine
  • IV.2.2. Trends and features of export-import supplies of soda ash in Ukraine in 1999-2013
  • IV.2.3. The main directions of export-import supplies of soda ash in Ukraine in 1999-2020
• IV.3. Import of soda ash in the CIS in 2004-2020

V. Review of prices for soda ash

• V.1. Prices of Russian producers for soda ash in 1999-2020
• V.2. Dynamics of export-import prices for soda ash in Russia in 1999-2020
• V.3. Dynamics of export-import prices for soda ash in Ukraine in 1999-2020

VI. Consumption of soda ash in the CIS in 1997-2020

• VI.1. Consumption of soda ash in Russia in 1997-2020
  • VI.1.1. Balance of consumption of soda ash in Russia
  • VI.1.2. Soda ash consumption structure in Russia
  • VI.1.3. The main consumer industries of soda ash in Russia
    • VI.1.3.1. Glass industry
    • VI.1.3.2. Non-ferrous metallurgy
    • VI.1.3.3. Chemical and petrochemical industry
    • VI.1.3.4. Pulp and paper industry
    • VI.1.3.5. Other uses of soda
  • VI.1.4. Main Russian consumers of soda ash
    • VI.1.4.1. JSC RUSAL URAL, branch RUSAL Kamensk-Uralsky (Ural aluminum plant), Sverdlovsk region
    • VI.1.4.2. JSC "Rusal Ural" f-l in Krasnoustinsk "United Company Rusal Bogoslovsky aluminum plant", Sverdlovsk region.
    • VI.1.4.3. JSC "Salavatsteklo" (Republic of Bashkortostan)
    • VI.1.4.4. Rusjam Holding LLC
    • VI.1.4.5. PJSC MMC Norilsk Nickel
• VI.2. Consumption of soda ash in Ukraine in 1999-2020
  • VI.2.1. Balance of consumption of soda ash in Ukraine
  • VI.2.2. Soda ash consumption structure in Ukraine
  • VI.2.3. The main consumer industries of soda ash in Ukraine

VII. Forecast of the development of the Russian soda ash market

• VII.1. Forecast of the development of capacities for the production of soda ash in the CIS for the period up to 2030
• VII.2. Forecast of production and consumption of soda ash in Russia and Ukraine for the period up to 2030

Appendix 1: Statistics 1997-2015

Appendix 2: Contact information for soda ash producers in the CIS

Appendix 3: Contact information for soda ash consumers in the CIS

List of Tables

• Table 1: Physical properties of sodium carbonate
• Table 2: Production of soda ash in the largest producing countries in 2003-2020, thousand tons
• Table 3: Balance of soda consumption in China in 2003-2019, thousand tons,%
• Table 4: Main directions of Chinese export of soda ash in 2008-2019, thousand tons
• Table 5: Soda Ash Producers in the USA
• Table 6: Balance of soda consumption in the USA in 2003-2020, thousand tons,%
• Table 7: Export of soda from the USA by country in 2008-2018, thousand tons
• Table 8: CIS enterprises with soda ash production capacities and the technologies they use (as of early 2021)
• Table 9: Distribution of balance reserves and production of salt of various industrial types
• Table 10: Russian deposits of rock salt used in the production of soda ash, and enterprises that develop them
• Table 11: Main deposits of carbonate raw materials used in the production of soda ash
• Table 12: Composition of nepheline concentrate,%
• Table 13: Railway supplies of ammonia to enterprises producing soda ash using the Solvay method in 2006-2020, thousand tons
• Table 14: Requirements for the quality of grade A soda ash (according to GOST 5100-85)
• Table 15: Requirements for the quality of soda ash grade B (according to GOST 5100-85)
• Table 16: Requirements for the quality of soda ash (according to GOST 10689-75)
• Table 17: Requirements for the quality of soda ash grades K and P (according to TU 2131-048-00205311-2010)
• Table 18: Production of soda ash in the CIS countries in 1998-2019, thousand tons
• Table 19: Production of soda ash in Russia in 2016-2020, thousand tons
• Table 20: Production of soda ash in Ukraine in 1997-2013 and January-March 2014, thousand tons
• Table 21: The largest producers of soda ash in the CIS in 2005-2020, thousand tons
• Table 22. Railway supplies of soda ash by JSC "BSK" to the largest Russian consumers in 2016-2020, thousand tons
• Table 23: Directions of export supplies of soda ash of JSC "BSK" in 2016-2020, thousand tons
• Table 24: Railway supplies of soda ash by BSZ JSC to the largest Russian consumers in 2016-2020, thousand tons
• Table 25: Countries-consumers of soda ash produced by JSC "BSZ" in 2004-2020, thousand tons,%
• Table 26: Countries-consumers of soda ash produced by PJSC "Crimean Soda Plant" in 2002-2013, thousand tons,%
• Table 27: Countries-consumers of soda ash produced by PJSC "Crimean Soda Plant" in 2014-2020, thousand tons,%
• Table 28: Railway deliveries of soda ash of PJSC "Crimean Soda Plant" to the largest Russian consumers in 2015-2020, thousand tons
• Table 29: Railway supplies of soda ash by AGK JSC to the largest Russian consumers in 2016-2020, thousand tons
• Table 30: Countries-consumers of soda ash produced by AGK JSC in 2004-2020, thousand tons
• Table 31: Railway supplies of soda ash by Pikalevskaya Soda CJSC to the largest Russian consumers in 2016-2020, thousand tons
• Table 32: Directions of export supplies of soda ash produced by JSC Pikalevskaya soda in 2004-2005, 2011-2012, 2015-2016, 2019-2020, thousand tons
• Table 33: Directions of export supplies of soda ash produced by UE "Kungrad Soda Plant" in 2014-2020, thousand tons
• Table 34: Countries-consumers of soda ash produced by JSC "Lisichansk soda" in 2002-2010, thousand tons
• Table 35: Foreign trade of soda ash in the Russian Federation in 2016-2020, thousand tons
• Table 36: The share of export of soda ash in the total volume of its production in the Russian Federation in 2016-2020, thousand tons,%
• Table 37: Supplies of soda ash to the foreign market by Russian producers and their share in total Russian exports
• Table 38: Main countries-importers of Russian soda ash in 2016-2020, thousand tons
• Table 39: Main countries-suppliers of soda ash to Russia in 2003-2020, thousand tons,%
• Table 40: Main producers of soda ash supplied to Russia in 2005-2020, thousand tons
• Table 41: Main Russian recipients of imported soda ash in 2016-2020, thousand tons
• Table 42: Foreign trade of soda ash in Ukraine in 1999-2020, thousand tons
• Table 43: Countries supplying soda ash to Ukraine in 2014-2018, thousand tons
• Table 44: Main Ukrainian recipients of imported soda ash in 2014-2019, thousand tons
• Table 45: Countries supplying soda ash to Belarus and Kazakhstan in 2004-2020, thousand tons
• Table 46: Supplies of soda ash to other CIS countries in 2007-2020, thousand tons
• Table 47: Prices for soda ash of various brands exported by the Russian Federation in 2004-2020, $ / t
• Table 48: Average export prices for Russian soda ash for the main consumer countries in 2016-2020, $ / t
• Table 49: Export prices for soda ash of Russian producers in 2004-2020, $ / t
• Table 50: Main firms-suppliers of soda ash to Russia in 2005-2020 and prices for imported products, $ / t
• Table 51: Main countries-suppliers of soda ash to Ukraine in 2002-2020 and their prices, $ / t
• Table 52: Indicators of consumption of soda ash in Russia in 2016-2020, thousand tons,%
• Table 53: Structure of consumption of soda ash in the Russian Federation in 2014-2020, thousand tons,%
• Table 54: Production of container and sheet glass, consumption of soda ash by enterprises of the glass industry of the Russian Federation in 2007-2020, thousand tons
• Table 55: Supplies of soda ash to the largest Russian consumers in 2014-2020, thousand tons
• Table 56: Alumina production and soda ash supply to Rusal Ural JSC in 2004-2020, thousand tons
• Table 57: Production of alumina and supplies of soda ash to JSC "BAZ" in 2004-2019, thousand tons
• Table 58: Railway and import supplies of soda ash to the glass container enterprises of the Rusjam company in 2002-2020, thousand tons
• Table 59: Soda ash supplies to MMC Norilsk Nickel in 2005-2020, thousand tons
• Table 60: Indicators of consumption of soda ash in Ukraine in 2014-2020 thousand tons,%
• Table 61: Forecast of changes in soda ash production capacities in the CIS by 2030, thousand tons
• Table 62: Forecast of consumption of soda ash in the Russian Federation by industry for the period up to 2030, thousand tons
• Table 63: Forecast of soda ash production in the Russian Federation by producers for the period up to 2030, thousand tons

LIST OF TABLES APPENDIX 1 Table 1P: Production of soda ash in Russia in 1997-2015, thousand tons Table 2P: Railway supplies of soda ash by JSC "BSK" to the largest Russian consumers in 2006-2015, thousand tons Table 3P: Directions of export supplies of soda ash of JSC "BSK" in 2005-2015, thousand tons Table 4P: Railway supplies of soda ash by BSZ JSC to the largest Russian consumers in 2004-2015, thousand tons Table 5P: The largest Ukrainian consumers of soda ash produced PJSC "Crimean Soda Plant" in 2007-2012, thousand tons Table 6P: Railway supplies of soda ash by AGK JSC to the largest Russian consumers in 2003-2015, thousand tons Table 7P: Railway supplies of soda ash by Pikalevskaya soda JSC largest Russian consumers in 2004-2015, thousand tons Table 8P: Foreign trade of soda ash in the Russian Federation in 1998-2019, thousand tons Table 9P: Share of export of soda ash in the total volume of its production in RF in 1998-2015, thousand tons,% Table 10P: Supplies of soda ash to the external market by Russian producers and their share in the total Russian export in 2004-2015, thousand tons,% Table 11P: Main countries-importers of Russian soda ash in 2003-2015, thousand tons Table 12P: Main Russian recipients of imported soda in 2005-2015, thousand tons Table 13P: Share of export of soda ash in the total volume of its production in Ukraine in 1999-2013,% Table 14P: Main suppliers of Ukrainian soda ash to foreign markets in 1999-2013, thousand tons Table 15P: Grade composition of Ukrainian exports of soda ash, in 2002-2013, thousand tons Table 16P: Main countries-consumers of Ukrainian soda ash in 1999-2013, thousand tons Table 17P: Main countries-suppliers of soda ash to Ukraine in 1999-2013, thousand tons Table 18P: Main Ukrainian recipients of imported soda ash in 2006-2013, thousand tons Table 19P: Prices for soda ash produced by JSC "BSK", excluding VAT Table 20P: Prices for soda ash produced by JSC "BSZ" in 2004-2014, rubles / ton, excluding VAT Table 21P: Average export prices for Russian soda ash for the main consumer countries in 2004-2015, $ / t Table 22P: Prices for soda ash of various brands exported by Ukraine in 2002-2013, $ / t Table 23P: Export prices for soda ash from Ukrainian producers in 1999-2013, $ / t Table 24P: Average export prices for Ukrainian soda ash for the main consumer countries in 1999-2013, $ / t Table 25P: Indicators of consumption of soda ash in Russia in 1997-2015, thousand tons,% Table 26P: Structure of consumption of soda ash in the Russian Federation in 2007-2013, thousand tons, % Table 27P: Soda ash supplies to the largest Russian consumers in 2006-2013, thousand tons Table 28P: Indicators of consumption of soda ash in Ukraine in 1999-2013 thousand tons,%

List of Figures

• Figure 1: Dynamics of production of soda ash in the world in 1998-2020, million tons
• Figure 2: Production and foreign trade of soda ash in China in 2003-2019, million tons
• Figure 3: Dynamics of average export prices for soda ash of the world's largest producers in 2014-2020, $ / t
• Figure 4: Scheme of the ammonia method for producing soda ash by the Solvay method
• Figure 5: Production of soda ash in Russia and the CIS in 1997-2020, thousand tons
• Figure 6: Share of CIS countries in soda production in 1997-2020,%
• Figure 7: Dynamics of production of soda ash in Russia in 1997-2020, thousand tons
• Figure 8: The share of enterprises in the production of soda ash in Russia in 2002-2020,%
• Figure 9: Capacity utilization of Ukrainian soda ash producers in 2003-2013,%
• Figure 10: Dynamics of soda ash production in Bashkir Soda Company JSC in 1997-2020, million tons
• Figure 11: Dynamics of soda ash production at BSZ JSC in 1997-2020, thousand tons
• Figure 12: Dynamics of soda ash production (thousand tons) and capacity utilization (%) of PJSC "Crimean Soda Plant" in 1997-2020.
• Figure 13: Dynamics of production of soda ash and alumina at AGK in 1997-2020, thousand tons
• Figure 14: Dynamics of production of soda ash (JSC "Pikalevskaya soda")
• Figure 15: Dynamics of production of soda ash and its export by UE "Kungrad Soda Plant" in 2006-2020, thousand tons
• Figure 16: Dynamics of soda ash production (thousand tons) and capacity utilization (%) of JSC Lisichanskaya soda in 1997-2009.
• Figure 17: Main domestic consumers of soda ash produced by OJSC "Lisichansk soda" in 2009, thousand tons
• Figure 18: The volume of soda production in the Russian Federation and the dynamics of export-import supplies of the product in 1998-2020, thousand tons
• Figure 19: Structure of Russian exports of soda ash by producer in 2020,% (732 thousand tons)
• Figure 20: Geographic structure of export of soda ash in the Russian Federation in 2003-2020,%
• Figure 21: The volume of soda ash production in Ukraine and the dynamics of export-import supplies of the product in 1999-2020, thousand tons
• Figure 22: Dynamics of average wholesale prices for soda ash in Russia in 1999-2020, thousand rubles / ton, excluding VAT
• Figure 23: Dynamics of export-import prices for soda ash in the Russian Federation in 1998-2020, $ / t
• Figure 24: Dynamics of export-import prices for soda ash in Ukraine in 1999-2020, $ / t
• Figure 25: Dynamics of production, consumption, export and import of soda ash in Russia in 1997-2020, thousand tons
• Figure 26: Structure of consumption of soda ash in Russia in 2007-2020,%
• Figure 27: The main directions of the use of soda ash in Russia in 2020,%
• Figure 28: Dynamics of production of sheet and container glass in the Russian Federation in 2000-2020, million m2, million pieces
• Figure 29: Structure of consumption of soda ash in the glass industry in Russia in 2007-2020,%
• Figure 30: Dynamics of alumina production in the Russian Federation in 2000-2020, thousand tons
• Figure 31: Dynamics of alumina production and consumption of soda ash in the Russian Federation in 2005-2020, thousand tons
• Figure 32: Dynamics of production of nickel and cobalt, railway supplies of soda to Russian metal producers
• Figure 33: Growth rates of the chemical industry in the Russian Federation in 2007-2020,% to the previous year
• Figure 34: Dynamics of the production of sodium TPP, SMS and lump silicate, consumption of soda ash by the chemical industry of the Russian Federation in 2003-2020, thousand tons
• Figure 35: Dynamics of production of total cellulose, railway supplies of soda ash to the PPI of the Russian Federation in 2006-2020, thousand tons
• Figure 36: Production of sheet glass, lump silicate and supplies of soda to JSC "Salavatsteklo" in 2000-2019, thousand tons
• Figure 37: Dynamics of production, consumption, export and import of soda ash in Ukraine in 1999-2020, thousand tons
• Figure 38: Dynamics of production of glass containers in Ukraine in 2003-2019, million pieces
• Figure 39: Forecast of production and consumption of soda ash in the Russian Federation until 2030, million tons
• Figure 40: Dynamics of Ukrainian production and consumption of soda ash in 1999-2020