Chlor-Alkali Market by Products (Caustic Soda, Chlorine, and Soda Ash), Applications (Water Treatment and Others) - Global Forecast to 2021

Chlor-Alkali Market by Products (Caustic Soda, Chlorine,
and Soda Ash), Applications (Alumina, EDC/PVC, Glass,
Organic Chemicals, Inorganic Chemicals, Food, Pulp &
Paper, Water Treatment and Others) & Region - Global
Forecast to 2021
Published On : May 2016
Category : Materials & Chemicals
Pages : 270 pages
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Report Description:
The global chlor-alkali market size is estimated to reach USD 102.60 billion by 2021 and is
projected to register a CAGR of 5.4% between 2016 and 2021. The drivers of the industry
are identified as the rising demand for chlor-alkali products in the emerging markets, high
demand from end-use industries, and high existing production capacities of chlor-alkali
products.
“Highest demand comes from EDC/PVC, food and pulp & paper, and glass”
Among all the products of chlor alkali, EDC/ PVC, food and pulp & paper, and glass had the
largest demand from chlorine, caustic soda, and soda ash, respectively. The demand from
the glass application was over half of the global soda ash demand. It is also the fastestgrowing
segment for soda ash. EDC/PVC accounted for over one third of the global chlorine
demand. The demand is rapidly growing in the emerging economies of the Middle East &
Africa and Asia-Pacific. With the increasing market for packaged and processed food, the
demand of soda ash in the food processing industry is also growing at a rapid rate.

“Rising demand in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East & Africa is the major driver for the
chlor-alkali market “
The Middle East & Africa has already witnessed heavy investments in downstream
chemicals. During the forecast period, some more investments on downstream
petrochemicals and chemicals are expected, increasing the chlorine and caustic soda
demand in the region. The low costs of production and abundant labor makes the region a
favorable site for production facilities. The region is also strategically positioned to export in
neighboring regions. In 2015, Asia-Pacific was the largest chlor-alkali market. The region is
projected to register the highest growth rate, both in terms of value and volume, owing to
high demand from the automotive, construction and chemical, and food processing
industries. China is the largest market for chlor-alkali products, globally. The region also
drives the market owing to the presence of emerging markets, availability of raw materials,
and lower labor costs.
Extensive primary interviews were conducted to determine and verify the market size for
several segments and subsegments gathered through secondary research.
The break-up of primary interviews is given below.
• By Company Type - Tier 1 – 34%, Tier 2 – 33%, and others – 33%
• By Designation - C level – 12%, Director level – 25%, and others – 63%
• By Region - North America – 30%, Europe – 27%, Asia-Pacific – 32%, and RoW- 11%
The key companies profiled in this market research report are Olin Corporation (U.S.),
Solvay S.A. (Belgium), Tata Chemicals Limited (India), Occidental Petroleum Corporation
(U.S.), Axiall Corporation (U.S.), AkzoNobel N.V. (Netherlands), Formosa Plastic
Corporation (Taiwan), Hanwha Chemical Corporation (Korea), Tosoh Corporation (Japan),
Nirma Limited (India), and Tronox (U.S.).
The report will help the market leaders/new entrants in this market in the following ways:
1. This report segments the chlor-alkali market comprehensively and provides the closest
approximations of market sizes for the overall market and subsegments across verticals and
regions.
2. The report will help stakeholders understand the pulse of the market and provide them
information on key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.
3. This report will help stakeholders understand the major competitors and gain insights to
enhance their position in the business. The competitive landscape section includes
expansions, new product developments, joint ventures, and mergers & acquisitions.

Table of contents:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION 21
1.1 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 21
1.2 MARKET DEFINITION 21
1.3 MARKET SCOPE 22
1.3.1 MARKETS COVERED 22
1.3.2 YEARS CONSIDERED FOR THE STUDY 23
1.4 CURRENCY 23
1.5 PACKAGE SIZE 23
1.6 STAKEHOLDERS 23
2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 24
2.1 RESEARCH DATA 24
2.1.1 SECONDARY DATA 25
2.1.1.1 KEY DATA FROM SECONDARY SOURCES 25
2.1.2 PRIMARY DATA 25
2.1.2.1 KEY DATA FROM PRIMARY SOURCES 26
2.1.2.2 KEY INDUSTRY INSIGHTS 27
2.1.2.3 BREAKDOWN OF PRIMARY INTERVIEWS 28
2.2 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION 28
2.2.1 BOTTOM-UP APPROACH 28
2.2.2 TOP-DOWN APPROACH 29
2.3 MARKET BREAKDOWN AND DATA TRIANGULATION 30
2.4 RESEARCH ASSUMPTIONS 31
2.5 LIMITATIONS 31
3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 32
4 PREMIUM INSIGHTS 36
4.1 ATTRACTIVE MARKET OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHLOR-ALKALI MARKET 36
4.2 CAUSTIC SODA, CHLORINE, AND SODA ASH APPLICATIONS IN ASIA-PACIFIC 37
5 MARKET OVERVIEW 39
5.1 INTRODUCTION 40
5.2 MARKET SEGMENTATION 40
5.2.1 BY PRODUCT 40
5.2.2 BY REGION 41
5.3 MARKET DYNAMICS 41
5.3.1 DRIVERS 42
5.3.1.1 PROMISING GROWTH OF CHEMICAL INDUSTRY IN EMERGING MARKETS 43
5.3.1.2 HIGH GROWTH IN END USER SEGMENTS AND EXISTING PRODUCTION
FACILITIES 43
5.3.2 RESTRAINTS 43
5.3.2.1 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT 43

5.3.2.2 ENERGY-INTENSIVE OPERATIONS 44
5.3.3 OPPORTUNITIES 44
5.3.3.1 DEVELOPMENTS IN EMERGING MARKETS 44
5.3.4 CHALLENGES 45
5.3.4.1 TRANSPORTATION OF CHLORINE 45
5.3.4.2 ECONOMIC ASPECTS 45
5.3.4.3 SHIFT FROM MERCURY CELL PROCESS 45
5.4 BURNING ISSUES 45
5.4.1 IMPACT OF CHLOR-ALKALI MARKET BURNING ISSUES (2016 – 2021) 45
5.4.2 MERCURY EMISSIONS 46
5.4.3 CARBON EMISSIONS 46
5.5 WINNING IMPERATIVES 46
6 INDUSTRY TRENDS 47
6.1 INTRODUCTION 47
6.2 VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS 47
6.2.1 RAW MATERIALS 48
6.2.2 MANUFACTURING 48
6.2.3 END-USER INDUSTRIES 48
6.3 PORTER’S FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 48
6.3.1 THREAT 0F NEW ENTRANTS 50
6.3.2 BARGAINING POWER OF SUPPLIERS 50
6.3.3 THREAT OF SUBSTITUTES 50
6.3.4 BARGAINING POWER OF BUYERS 50
6.3.5 INTENSITY OF COMPETITIVE RIVALRY 51
7 CAUSTIC SODA MARKET, BY APPLICATION 52
7.1 INTRODUCTION 53
7.2 CAUSTIC SODA MARKET, BY APPLICATION 53
7.3 ALUMINA 55
7.4 INORGANIC CHEMICALS 56
7.5 ORGANIC CHEMICALS 58
7.6 FOOD AND PULP & PAPER 60
7.7 SOAPS & DETERGENTS 61
7.8 TEXTILES 63
7.9 WATER TREATMENT 64
7.10 STEEL/METALLURGY - SINTERING 66
7.11 OTHERS 68
8 CAUSTIC SODA MARKET, BY REGION 70
8.1 INTRODUCTION 71
8.2 NORTH AMERICA 74
8.2.1 U.S. 77
8.2.2 CANADA 78
8.2.3 MEXICO 80
8.3 EUROPE 81
8.3.1 GERMANY 83

8.3.2 FRANCE 84
8.3.3 RUSSIA 86
8.3.4 BELGIUM 87
8.3.5 REST OF EUROPE 88
8.4 ASIA-PACIFIC 90
8.4.1 CHINA 93
8.4.2 JAPAN 94
8.4.3 INDIA 95
8.4.4 SOUTH KOREA 97
8.4.5 AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND 98
8.4.6 REST OF ASIA-PACIFIC 100
8.5 MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA 101
8.5.1 SAUDI ARABIA 103
8.5.2 SOUTH AFRICA 104
8.5.3 REST OF MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA 105
8.6 SOUTH AMERICA 106
8.6.1 BRAZIL 108
8.6.2 ARGENTINA 110
8.6.3 REST OF SOUTH AMERICA 111
9 CHLORINE MARKET, BY APPLICATION 113
9.1 INTRODUCTION 114
9.2 CHLORINE MARKET, BY APPLICATION 114
9.2.1 EDC/PVC 116
9.2.2 ORGANIC CHEMICALS 117
9.2.3 INORGANIC CHEMICALS 118
9.2.4 ISOCYANATES 120
9.2.5 CHLORINATED INTERMEDIATES 122
9.2.6 PROPYLENE OXIDE 123
9.2.7 PULP & PAPER 125
9.2.8 C1/C2, AROMATICS 126
9.2.9 WATER TREATMENT 128
9.2.10 OTHER (INCLUDES HCL, TIO2) 129
10 CHLORINE MARKET, BY REGION 131
10.1 INTRODUCTION 132
10.2 NORTH AMERICA 134
10.2.1 U.S. 136
10.2.2 CANADA 138
10.2.3 MEXICO 140
10.3 EUROPE 141
10.3.1 GERMANY 145
10.3.2 FRANCE 146
10.3.3 RUSSIA 148
10.3.4 BELGIUM 149
10.3.5 REST OF EUROPE 150

10.4 ASIA-PACIFIC 152
10.4.1 CHINA 155
10.4.2 JAPAN 157
10.4.3 INDIA 158
10.4.4 SOUTH KOREA 160
10.4.5 AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND 161
10.4.6 REST OF ASIA-PACIFIC 162
10.5 MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA 164
10.5.1 SAUDI ARABIA 166
10.5.2 SOUTH AFRICA 167
10.5.3 REST OF THE MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA 169
10.6 SOUTH AMERICA 170
10.6.1 BRAZIL 172
10.6.2 ARGENTINA 174
10.6.3 REST OF SOUTH AMERICA 175
11 SODA ASH MARKET, BY APPLICATION 177
11.1 INTRODUCTION 178
11.2 GLASS 180
11.3 SOAPS & DETERGENTS 181
11.4 CHEMICALS 183
11.5 METALLURGY 184
11.6 WATER TREATMENT 186
11.7 PULP & PAPER 187
11.8 OTHERS 189
12 SODA ASH MARKET, BY REGION 191
12.1 INTRODUCTION 192
12.2 NORTH AMERICA 194
12.2.1 U.S. 196
12.2.2 CANADA 197
12.2.3 MEXICO 198
12.3 EUROPE 200
12.3.1 GERMANY 202
12.3.2 FRANCE 203
12.3.3 RUSSIA 204
12.3.4 BELGIUM 205
12.3.5 REST OF EUROPE 206
12.4 ASIA-PACIFIC 208
12.4.1 CHINA 211
12.4.2 JAPAN 212
12.4.3 INDIA 213
12.4.4 SOUTH KOREA 214
12.4.5 AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND 215
12.4.6 REST OF ASIA-PACIFIC 216
12.5 MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA 217

12.5.1 SAUDI ARABIA 219
12.5.2 SOUTH AFRICA 220
12.5.3 REST OF THE MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA 221
12.6 SOUTH AMERICA 222
12.6.1 BRAZIL 224
12.6.2 ARGENTINA 225
12.6.3 REST OF SOUTH AMERICA 226
13 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE 227
13.1 OVERVIEW 227
13.2 COMPETITIVE SITUATIONS AND TRENDS 228
13.3 EXPANSION: MOST POPULAR GROWTH STRATEGY BETWEEN 2012 AND 2016 228
13.3.1 EXPANSION, 2012-2016 229
13.3.2 MERGER & ACQUISITION 230
13.3.3 JOINT VENTURE 231
13.3.4 AGREEMENT 231
13.3.5 INVESTMENT 231
14 COMPANY PROFILES 232
(Overview, Financial*, Products & Services, Strategy, and Developments)
14.1 OLIN CORPORATION 232
14.2 SOLVAY SA 235
14.3 TATA CHEMICALS LIMITED 238
14.4 OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (OXY) 240
14.5 AXIALL CORPORATION 242
14.6 AKZONOBEL N.V. 245
14.7 FORMOSA PLASTICS CORPORATION 247
14.8 HANWHA CHEMICAL CORPORATION 249
14.9 TOSOH CORPORATION 251
14.10 NIRMA LIMITED 254
14.11 TRONOX LIMITED 255
14.12 XINJIANG ZHONGTAI CHEMICAL CO. LTD. 257
*Details might not be captured in case of unlisted companies.
15 APPENDIX 259
15.1 INSIGHTS OF INDUSTRY EXPERTS 259
15.2 DISCUSSION GUIDE 260
15.3 INTRODUCING RT: REAL TIME MARKET INTELLIGENCE 264
15.4 KNOWLEDGE STORE: MARKETSANDMARKETS’ SUBSCRIPTION PORTAL 265
15.5 AVAILABLE CUSTOMIZATIONS 267
15.6 RELATED REPORTS 268
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