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in 2027 at a moderate CAGR of 4%. soda imports, while gradually increas- cating the global chlorine consumption
China accounts for 46% of the global ing exports. “Imports are mainly from trend being driven by vinyls. MANUFACTURER & EXPORTER
chlor-alkali industry capacity. As for Japan, which account for around 64%,

global demand, in 2023, Mr. Karren- while exports are traditionally to the The increase in India’s population A GMP, ISO ( 9001:2015, 14001:2015 and 45001:2018), FSSAI, HALAL & KOSHER CERTIFIED COMPANY
brock estimated a demand of 79-mt, African countries,” he said. of young people and rising incomes of AVAILABLE IN GRADE : IP/BP/USP/EP/FCC
which indicates an operating rate of middle-class households hold tremen- • ALUMINIUM SULPHATE Cas.7784-31-8 • MAGNESIUM SULPHATE 7H2O Cas.10034-99-8 • SODIUM PHOSPHATE DIBASIC
approximately 70-80% – virtually Driven by the strong GDP, India dous potential for vinyls, he said, and • AMMONIUM MOLYBDATE Cas.12054-85-2 • MAGNESIUM SULPHATE DRIED CAS.7487-88-9 HEPTAHYDRATE CAS.7782-85-6
unchanged from 2019 to 2023. The has seen consistent CAGR increase in compared the current scenario in India • AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE Cas.7783-28-0 • MAGNESIUM SULPHATE ANHYDROUS CAS. • SODIUM PHOSPHATE DIBASIC DIHYDRATE
demand forecast for the next four years the key drivers for caustic soda con- to the similar one in China in 2000s, • BISMUTH SUBCARBONATE Cas.5892-10-4 7487-88-9 CAS.10028-24-7
• SODIUM PHOSPHATE DIBASIC
• BISMUTH SUBNITRATE CAS.1304-85-4
• MAGNESIUM OXIDE CAS 1309-48-4
is a little bit more optimistic at 9% sumption and production – including when PVC demand began to grow at a • BENZOIC ACID CAS.65-85-0 • POTASSIUM BI CARBONATE CAS.298-14-6 MONOHYDRATE CAS.118830-14-1
CAGR (reaching 86.2-mt by 2027). in end-use sectors of alumina, infra- fast clip. • BORAX SODIUM BORATE CAS.1330-43-4 • POTASSIUM BI SULPHATE CAS.7646-93-7 • SODIUM PHOSPHATE TRIBASIC
The increase in demand is likely to be structure and textiles. From 4.1-mt in • BORIC ACID CAS.10043-35-3 • POTASSIUM CARBONATE CAS.584-08-7 DODECAHYDRATE CAS.10101-89-0
partly covered by newly installed plants FY2023, caustic soda demand is fore- The growth projections for India • CALAMINE CAS 8011-96-9 • POTASSIUM CHLORIDE CAS.7440-09-7 • SODIUM PHOSPHATE TRIBASIC ANHYDROUS
and partly by increasing the operating cast to grow at an average of 8% to for the period from 2023 to 2050 is • CALCIUM CARBONATE CAS.471-34-1 • POTASSIUM NITRATE CAS.7757-79-1 CAS.7601-54-9
• POTASSIUM IODIDE CAS.7681-11-0
• SODIUM NITRITE CAS.7632-00-0
• CALCIUM CHLORIDE DIHYDRATE CAS.
rates of the existing plants, he said. 6-mt in FY2028. expected to follow the same trajectory 10035-04-8 • POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE MONOHYDRATE • SODIUM SULPHATE CAS 7757-82-6
as that of China around 20 years ago, • CALCIUM SULPHATE CAS.7778-18-9 CAS.7778-77-0 • SODIUM SULPHITE CAS.7757-83-7
On the chlorine side, 2023 demand “With capacity expected to touch he added. • CALCIUM PHOSPHATE DI BASIC DIHYDRATE • POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE DIBASIC CAS. • STANNOUS CHLORIDE CAS 10025-69-1
was around 74.5-mt and a similar out- approximately 8.1-mtpa by FY2028, it CAS 7789-77-7 7758-11-4 • SALICYLIC ACID CAS.69-72-7
• CALCIUM PHOSPHATE DI BASIC ANHYDROUS
• POTASSIUM SODIUM TARTRATE CAS 6381-59-5
• SODIUM SELENITE PENTAHYDRATE
look of 9% CAGR increase until 2027 would mean a slightly oversupply situ- “PVC production, which has been CAS.7757-93-9 • POTASSIUM SULPHATE CAS.7778-80-5 CAS.26970-82-1
to reach 80.9-mt. One-third of the ation. However, with exports increasing almost stagnant at 1.5-mt annually, is • CALCIUM PHOSPHATE TRIBASIC CAS 7758-87-4 • POTASSIUM BROMIDE CAS.7758-02-03 • UREA CAS.57-13-6
globally produced chlorine is being in the last few years, this overcapacity expected to reach 4-mt by 2028. Going • CUPRIC SULPHATE PENTAHYDRATE CAS • SODIUM BI CARBONATE CAS .144-55-8 • ZINC CARBONATE CAS.3486-35-9
consumed in the vinyls business, said situation would give thrust to exports. further, the PVC demand is expected 7758-99-8 • SODIUM FLUORIDE CAS .7681-49-4 • ZINC OXIDE CAS 1314-13-2
Mr. Karrenbrock. Industry players will have to become to grow at a CAGR of 7.5% to reach • CUPRIC SULPHATE ANHYDROUS CAS.7758-98-7 • SODIUM MONOFLUORO PHOSPHATE CAS. • ZINC SULPHATE HEPTAHYDRATE CAS.
7646-20-0
• COPPER CARBONATE CAS.12069-69-1
10163-15-2
price competitive and also look at a around 7-mt by 2032. So, we could be • CUPRIC CHLORIDE CAS.10125-13-0 • SODIUM NITRATE CAS 7631-99-4 • ZINC SULPHATE MONOHYDRATE CAS.
In his presentation, Mr. Keisho Cho, profi table downstream chlorine sink,” looking at a traditionally caustic soda • FERROUS SULPHATE DRIED CAS.13463-43-9 • SODIUM PHOSPHATE MONOBASIC DIHYDRATE 7446-19-7
Managing Director, Nucera China, said he said. driven market becoming a chlorine • FERROUS SULPHATE HEPTAHYDRATE CAS. CAS.13472-35-0 • ZINC CHLORIDE CAS. 7646-85-7
that the Chinese chlor-alkali industry driven market,” Mr. Bhoslay said. 7782-63-0 • MAGNESIUM PHOSPHATE DI BASIC CAS • MAGNESIUM PHOSPHATE TRIBASIC CAS.
• MANGANESE SULPHATE MONOHYDRATE CAS.
7757-87-1
7782-75-4 • SODIUM PHOSPHATE MONOBASIC
has grown rapidly since 2000 driven Speaking about the chlorine market, 10034-96-5 ANHYDROUS CAS.7558-80-7
by PVC demand and it still continues Mr. Bhoslay said the market has been He informed that the chlorine • MANGANESE CHLORIDE CAS. 13446-34-9 • SODIUM PHOSPHATE DIBASIC ANHYDROUS
to be the growth driver, accounting for growing at 3% CAGR from FY19 to demand could grow from around 4-mt • MAGNESIUM CARBONATE Cas.546-93-0 CAS.7558-80-7
over 40% of the chlor-alkali demand. FY23. The main end users of chlorine in FY2023 to around 7-mt in FY2028 • MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE HEXAHYDRATE • SODIUM PHOSPHATE DIBASIC
He noted that India remains the biggest presently are sectors like chlorometh- driven by this strong PVC growth of Cas.7791-18-6 DODECAHYDRATE CAS.10039-32-4
importer of Chinese PVC. anes, hydrogen chloride, mono chloro- 23% CAGR, besides other chlorine SPECIAL PRODUCTS WE MAKE IN OUR FACTORY
acetic acid (MCA), etc. “But it is time derivatives growth in the range of
Indian chlor-alkali industry trends for the markets to shift,” he said, indi- 6 to 8%. POTASSIUM DICHROMATE LR BORIC ACID POWDER AR
The Indian industry perspective POTASSIUM CHROMATE LR POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE LR /AR
was given by Mr. Manish Bhoslay, Massive fi re at Indo Amines’ factory STARCH (POTATO SOLUBLE) LR SODIUM NITRATE LR /AR
VP- Sales & BD, thyssenkrupp nucera COPPER SULPHATE ANHYDROUS LR SODIUM CARBONATE ANHYDROUS (GRANULAR)
India. He informed that the Indian caus- in Dombivli, Maharashtra FOR CATALOGUE COMPANIES IN LR GRADE
tic soda capacity utilisation has been
averaging around 75-85% during the A fi re was reported at a factory sulted in over ten fatalities and sixty BISMUTH NITRATE / SUBNITRATE / OXIDE / OXYCHLORIDE / SULPHATE / CARBONATE
2019-23 period. The installed capacity of Indo Amines Chemical Company, injuries. IODIDE OF AMMONIUM / CADMIUM / LEAD / BARIUM/STRONTIUM
rose from 4.2-mtpa in 2018-19 to located in Dombivli, Maharashtra, on NICKEL / SULPHATE / CHLORIDE / CARBONATE / NITRATE / AMMONIUM SULPHATE
STRONTIUM / BROMIDE / CARBONATE / CHLORIDE / NITRATE / SULPHATE
5.5-mtpa in 2022-23, while consump- June 12th morning. The fi re is said to Mr. Dipak Nikam, Chief of the
tion has been steadily growing at 3% have started at the neighbouring manu- Disaster Management Cell at Kalyan QUALIKEMS LIFESCIENCES PVT. LTD.
per annum. facturing unit of Malde Capacitors and Dombivli Municipal Corporation, con- H.O & WORKS: Plot No.68-69, G.I.D.C Industrial Estate, Nandesari,
spread to the Indo Amines unit. fi rmed that no casualties had been re-
As per the fi ve years data till 2022- ported, although an explosion occurred Vadodara - 391340 (GUJARAT).
23, India has been balanced in terms The factory is situated very near to at the site. Investigations are underway Telefax : + 91-265-2841531,32,34,35 • Mobile: +91-92275 36999
of production and consumption. The the site of Amudan Chemicals, where to ascertain the reasons behind the out- Email: salesindia@qualikems.com & Info@qualikems.com
country has managed to reduce caustic a signifi cant blast on May 23 had re- break. Web : www.qualikems.com
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140 Chemical Weekly June 25, 2024

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