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Inorganic Chemicals - Global Outlook
Global Industry Analysts, Inc., Sep 2008, Pages: 106

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1. Global Overview 1
Global Players Rule the Market 1
Consolidation Wave Hits Chemical Industry 1
Chemical Industry: Altered Financial & Regional Landscape 1
North America: The Acquisition Hub 1
Segment Wise Analysis 2
Chlor-Alkali Woes Continue 2
Chlor-Alkali Margins to Fall Further 2
Chlorine - Losing Ground in the Pulp and Paper Sector 2
Environmental Concerns 3
Demand/Supply 3
Table 1: Global Chlorine Demand by Geographic Region:
Annual Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in Million
Tons for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin
America and Rest of World 3

Table 2: Global Chlorine Demand by Geographic Region:
Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for 2004 and 2008 for
US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and
Rest of World 4

Table 3: Global Chlorine Demand by End Use Application:
Annual Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in Million
Tons for EDC/VCM, Organic Chemicals, Inorganic Chemicals,
Water Treatment, Pulp & Paper and Other Applications 4

Table 4: Global Chlorine Demand by End Use Application:
Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for 2004 and 2008
for EDC/VCM, Organic Chemicals, Inorganic Chemicals, Water
Treatment, Pulp & Paper and Other Applications 5
Caustic Soda - A Recovering Market 5
Table 5: World Market for Caustic Soda: Percentage
Breakdown of Consumption by End-use market for 2005 for
Organic Chemicals, Pulp & Paper, Inorganic Chemicals, Water
Treatment, Alumina, Soaps & Detergents, Petroleum, and
Others 5

Table 6: Global Caustic Soda Demand by Geographic Region:
Annual Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in Million
Metric Tons for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia- Pacific,
Latin America and Rest of World 6

Table 7: Global Caustic Soda Demand by Geographic Region:
Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for 2004 and 2008 for
US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and
Rest of World 6

Table 8: Global Caustic Soda Demand by End Use Application:
Annual Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in Million
Metric Tons for Organic Chemicals, Pulp & Paper, Inorganic
Chemicals, Water Treatment, Alumina, Soaps & Detergents,
Petroleum and Other Applications 7

Table 9: Global Caustic Soda Demand by End Use Application:
Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for 2004 and 2008 for
Organic Chemicals, Pulp & Paper, Inorganic Chemicals,
Water Treatment, Alumina, Soaps & Detergents, Petroleum and
Other Applications 7
Soda Ash 8
Table 10: Global Soda Ash Demand by Geographic Region:
Annual Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in Million
Metric Tons for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific,
Latin America and Rest of World 8

Table 11: Global Soda Ash Demand by Geographic Region:
Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for 2004 and 2008 for
US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and
Rest of World 9

Table 12: Global Soda Ash Demand by End Use Application:
Annual Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in Million
Metric Tons for Glass, Chemicals, Soaps & Detergents, Pulp
& Paper, Fluegas Desulfurization, Water Treatment and Other
Applications 9

Table 13: Global Soda Ash Demand by End Use Application:
Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for 2004 and 2008 for
Glass, Chemicals, Soaps & Detergents, Pulp & Paper, Fluegas
Desulfurization, Water Treatment and Other Applications 10
Consumption Level is a Barometer of Economic Strength 10
Hydrogen Peroxide 10
H2O2 - Major Markets and Market Trends 11
Hydrogen Peroxide Production on Rise 11
Factors Impacting Hydrogen Peroxide Demand 11
Chlorine Purge Enhances Chlorate and Peroxide Demand 11
Table 14: Global Hydrogen Peroxide Demand by Geographic
Region: Annual Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in ‘
000 Metric Tons for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-
Pacific, Latin America and Rest of World 12

Table 15: Global Hydrogen Peroxide Demand by Geographic
Region: Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for 2004 and
2008 for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin
America and Rest of World 12

Table 16: Global Hydrogen Peroxide Demand by End Use
Application: Annual Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008
in ‘000 Metric Tons for Pulp & Paper, Textiles,
Environmental Applications, Chemical Synthesis and Other
Applications 13

Table 17: Global Hydrogen Peroxide Demand by End Use
Application: Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for 2004
and 2008 for Pulp & Paper, Textiles, Environmental
Applications, Chemical Synthesis and Other Applications 13
Titanium Dioxide 14
Outlook 14
End-Use Markets 14
Table 18: Global Titanium Dioxide Demand by Geographic
Region: Annual Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in ‘
000 Metric Tons for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-
Pacific, Middle East and Latin America 15

Table 19: Global Titanium Dioxide Demand by Geographic
Region: Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for 2004 and
2008 for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Middle
East and Latin America 15

Table 20: Global Titanium Dioxide Demand by End Use
Application: Annual Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008
in ‘000 Metric Tons for Paints & Coatings, Plastics, Paper
and Other Applications 16

Table 21: Global Titanium Dioxide Demand by End Use
Application: Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for 2004
and 2008 for Paints & Coatings, Plastics, Paper and Other
Applications 16
Carbon Black 16
Current Scenario 17
Carbon Black Market Shifts to Low-Cost Eastern and Central
Europe 17
Asia-Pacific to Draw Huge Carbon Black Demand 17
Table 22: World Market for Carbon Black: Percentage
Breakdown of Volume Sales by Industry for 2005 for Tires,
Rubber Products, Plastic Products, Inks, Paints & Coatings,
and Others 17
Robust Indian and Chinese Markets 18
Technological Advances Boosts the Carbon Blacks Market 18
Special Blacks - An Emerging Market 18
Table 23: Global Carbon Black Demand by Geographic Region:
Annual Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in ‘000
Metric Tons for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific,
Latin America and Rest of World 18

Table 24: Global Carbon Black Demand by Geographic Region:
Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for 2004 and 2008 for
US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and
Rest of World 19

Table 25: Global Carbon Black Demand by End Use
Application: Annual Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008
in ‘000 Metric Tons for Tires, Rubber Products, Plastic
Products, Inks, Paints & Coatings and Other Applications 19

Table 26: Global Carbon Black Demand by End Use
Application: Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for 2004
and 2008 for Tires, Rubber Products, Plastic Products,
Inks, Paints & Coatings and Other Applications 20
Sodium Chlorate 20
Potash - Consumption Concentration in Three Regions 20
Demand/Supply 21
Table 27: Global Industrial & Caustic Potash Demand by
Geographic Region: Annual Market Estimates for 2003 through
2008 in Million Tons for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-
Pacific, Middle East and Latin America 21

Table 28: Global Industrial & Caustic Potash Demand by
Geographic Region: Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales
for 2004 and 2008 for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-
Pacific, Middle East and Latin America 22

Table 29: Global Industrial & Caustic Potash Demand by End
Use Application: Annual Market Estimates for 2003 through
2008 in Million Tons for Fertilizers, Computer & TV
Monitors, Food & Pharmaceuticals, Crystal & Ceramics, Soaps
and Other Applications 22

Table 30: Global Industrial & Caustic Potash Demand by End
Use Application: Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for
2004 and 2008 for Fertilizers, Computer & TV Monitors, Food
& Pharmaceuticals, Crystal & Ceramics, Soaps and Other
Applications 23
Phosphates- An Insight 23

2. Mergers and Acquisitions 24

3. Strategic Corporate Developments 35
A REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE

1. North America 40
Titanium Dioxide - An Overview 40
Titanium Dioxide Prices to Dip in 2008 40
Table 31: Titanium Dioxide Capacity by Company in North
America: 2005 in Thousands of Metric Tons for DuPont, Kerr-
McGee, Kronos Canada, Louisiana Pigment, and Millennium
Chemicals 41
Middle East - An Emerging Competitor 41

1a. United States 41
Market Overview 41
Segment wise Analysis 42
Titanium Dioxide 42
Table 32: US Titanium Dioxide Demand by End Use Application:
Annual Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in ‘000 Metric
Tons for Paints & Coatings, Plastics, Paper and Other
Applications 42

Table 33: US Titanium Dioxide Demand by End Use Application:
Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for 2004 and 2008 for
Paints & Coatings, Plastics, Paper and Other Applications 42
Sulfuric Acid 43
End Use Markets 43
Table 34: Sulfuric Acid Consumption by Application in the
US: 2005 Percentage for Fertilizers, Mining, Petroleum
Alkylation, Inorganic Chemicals and Pigments, Pulp and
Paper, Organic Chemicals, Rubber and Plastics, Water
Treatment, and Others 43
Sulfuric Acid - Production Scenario 43
Table 35: Global Sulfur Market (2004): Production in 000
Metric Tons by Leading Country - United States, Canada,
Russia, China, Japan, Kazakhstan, Germany, Saudi Arabia,
United Arab Emirates, Mexico, Iran, Chile, Korea, India,
and Others 44
Merchant Sulfuric Acid - A Stable Market 44
Inorganic Pigments 44
Table 36: Inorganic Pigments’ Demand in the US: Annual
Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in Millions of US$ 44
Market Players 45
Potash 45
Table 37: Industrial & Caustic Potash Demand by End-Use
Application in the US: Annual Market Estimates for2003
through 2008 in Thousands of Tons for Fertilizers, Computer
& TV Monitors, Food & Pharmaceuticals, Crystal & Ceramics,
Soap, and Other Markets 45

Table 38: Industrial & Caustic Potash Demand by End-Use
Application in the US: Percentage Market Share for 2004 and
2008 for Fertilizers, Computer & TV Monitors, Food &
Pharmaceuticals, Crystal & Ceramics, Soap, and Other Markets 46
Potassium Sulfate and Potassium Magnesium Sulfate 46
Table 39: Potassium Sulfate and Potassium Magnesium Sulfate
Demand by Application in the US: Annual Market Estimates for
2003 through 2008 in Thousands of Short Tons for Industrial
Applications, Animal Feed, and Specialty Fertilizers 46

Table 40: Potassium Sulfate and Potassium Magnesium Sulfate
Demand by Application in the US: Percentage Market Share for
2004 and 2008 for Industrial Applications, Animal Feed, and
Specialty Fertilizers 47
Sodium Bichromate 47
Table 41: Sodium Bichromate Demand by Application in the US
(2003 & 2004) in 000’ s of Short Tons for Chrome Pigments,
Chromic Oxide, Chromic Sulfate, Chromic Acid, and Others 47
Dry Ferrous Sulfate 48
Table 42: Dry Ferrous Sulfate Demand by Application in the
US: Annual Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in
Thousands of Short Tons for Animal Feed, Water Treatment,
Fertilizer, Catalysts, and Miscellaneous (Hazardous Waste
Treatment) 48

Table 43: Dry Ferrous Sulfate Demand by Application in the
US: Percentage Market Share for 2004 and 2008 for Animal
Feed, Water Treatment, Fertilizer, Catalysts, and
Miscellaneous (Hazardous Waste Treatment) 48
Ferric Chloride 49
Table 44: Ferric Chloride Demand by Application in the US:
Annual Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in Thousands
of Short Tons for Industrial Water Treatment, Municipal
Potable Water Treatment, Municipal Wastewater Treatment, and
Others 49

Table 45: Ferric Chloride Demand by Application in the US:
Percentage Market Share for 2004 and 2008 for Industrial
Water Treatment, Municipal Potable Water Treatment,
Municipal Wastewater Treatment, and Others 49
The Caustic Soda Market 50

2. Europe 50

2a. Germany 50
Carbon Dioxide Fuel 50
Nuclear Power - Replacement Strategy 50
Energy Consumption 50
Table 46: Carbon Dioxide Fuel Combustion Emission in
Germany: Annual Market Estimates for 2003 through 2008 in
Millions of Tons 51
Government Measures 51

3. Asia 51

3a. Japan 51
A Prolific Market for Chemicals 51

3b. China 52
Caustic Soda - Demand and Production Balance 52

3c. India 52
Indian Chemical Industry - A Review 52
Table 47: Inorganic Chemicals’ Capacity in India: 2005 in
Thousands of Metric Tons for Caustic soda, Soda Ash, Carbon
Black, Tech. Pesticides, Calcium Carbide, and Dyestuffs 52
Soda Ash 52
Caustic Soda 53
Carbon Black 53
Dyestuffs 53


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