Mining Chemicals - Global Strategic Business Report

This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Mining Chemicals in US$ Million by the following Applications: Mineral Processing, Explosives & Drilling, Water & Waste Treatment, and Others. The US market is further analyzed by the following Chemical Types: Organic Chemicals, Inorganic Chemicals, and Others (Includes polymers). The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Europe, Asia-Pacific, South Africa, and Rest of World. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for the period 2009 through 2017. Also, a six-year historic analysis is provided for these markets. The report profiles 79 companies including many key and niche players such as AECI Limited, ImproChem, Senmin, AkzoNobel Cellulosic Specialties, Amcol International Corp., American Colloid Company, ArrMaz Custom Chemicals, Inc., Ashland, Inc., Borregaard LignoTech USA, Inc., BASF SE, Betachem (Pty) Ltd., Charles Tennant & Company (Canada) Ltd., Cheminova A/S, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC, Clariant Corporation, Cognis Corporation, Cytec Industries, Inc., Dyno Nobel, Inc., Dow Chemical Company, FMC Industrial Chemicals, FUCHS Lubricants Co., Mathiesen Corp., Nalco Company, Nasaco International LLC, Orica Limited, Quaker Chemical Corporation, Sasol North America, Shell Chemical LP, SNF FloMin, Inc., Tall Bennett Group, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., and Zinkan Enterprises, Inc. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are mostly extracted from URL research and reported select online sources.

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1. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS 1
Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations 1
Disclaimers 2
Data Interpretation & Reporting Level 3
Quantitative Techniques & Analytics 3
Product Definition and Scope of Study 3

2. INDUSTRY OVERVIEW 5
Overview of the World Mining Industry: A Primer 5
Table 1: US Mining Production (2010): Breakdown of Production
Value (In US$Million) by Segment - Metals, Industrial
Minerals & Coal (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 5

Table 2: World Mineral Production (2010): Breakdown of
Production of Select Minerals (in 000 Metric Tons) 6

Table 3: Worlds Leading Hard Coal Producers (2010):
Breakdown by Select Countries (in Million Tons) (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 7

Table 4: Worlds Leading Brown Coal Producers (2010):
Breakdown by Select Countries (in Million Tons) (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 7
Mining Chemicals: A Critical Part of the Mining Industry's
Value Chain 7
Changing Landscape of Ores Triggers Demand for Specialized &
Customized Chemicals 8
Challenges Faced by the Mining Industry Echo Down as
Opportunities for Mining Chemicals 9
Best Practices for Successful Operation in the Market 9
Recession Impact in Retrospect 9
Outlook 10

3. PRODUCT OVERVIEW 12
Mining Chemicals 12
Frothers 12
Flocculants 12
Collectors or Promoters 12
Extractants 12
Antiscalants 12
Dispersants 13
Filter & Dewatering Aids 13
ANFO Explosives Emulsifiers 13

4. RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY 14
Aquatech Takes Over WEX Technologies 14
Ancora Enters into a Contract for Mining Explosives Supply 14
Chemtrade Intends to Take Over Marsulex 14
Ecolab Intends to Acquire Nalco Holding Co 14
Gulf Oil Intends to Restructure Explosives Business 14
FUCHS Lubricants Acquires Dylon Industries 15
Clariant Takes Over XL Performance Chemicals 15
PT TD Resources Acquires Stake in PT Multi Nitrotama Kimia 15
AECI to Expand Capacity of Chemserve 15
SGS Takes Over Canadian Environmental & Metallurgical 15
Tata Chemicals Takes Over General Chemical Industrial Products 16

5. FOCUS ON SELECT GLOBAL PLAYERS 17
AECI Limited (South Africa) 17
ImproChem (South Africa) 17
Senmin (South Africa) 17
AkzoNobel Cellulosic Specialties (The Netherlands) 17
Amcol International Corp. (US) 18
American Colloid Company (US) 18
ArrMaz Custom Chemicals, Inc. (US) 18
Ashland, Inc. (US) 19
Borregaard LignoTech USA, Inc. (US) 19
BASF SE (Germany) 19
Betachem (Pty) Ltd (South Africa) 19
Charles Tennant & Company (Canada) Ltd. (Canada) 20
Cheminova A/S (Denmark) 20
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC (US) 21
Clariant Corporation (US) 21
Cognis Corporation (US) 21
Cytec Industries, Inc. (US) 22
Dyno Nobel, Inc. (US) 22
Dow Chemical Company (US) 22
FMC Industrial Chemicals (US) 23
FUCHS Lubricants Co. (US) 23
Mathiesen Corp (Chile) 23
Nalco Company (USA) 24
Nasaco International LLC (Switzerland) 24
Orica Limited (Australia) 24
Quaker Chemical Corporation (US) 25
Sasol North America (US) 25
Shell Chemical LP (US) 25
SNF FloMin, Inc. (US) 26
Tall Bennett Group (Australia) 26
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc (US) 26
Zinkan Enterprises, Inc. (US) 26

6. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE 27
Table 5: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for
Mining Chemicals by Geographic Region - US, Europe,
Asia-Pacific, South Africa, and Rest of World Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$
Million for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 27

Table 6: World Historic Review for Mining Chemicals by
Geographic Region - US, Europe, Asia-Pacific, South Africa,
and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual
Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2003 through 2008
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 28

Table 7: World 15-Year Perspective for Mining Chemicals by
Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for
US, Europe, Asia-Pacific, South Africa, and Rest of World
Markets for Years 2003, 2010 and 2017 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 29
Worldwide Mining Chemicals Market by Application 30
Table 8: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for
Mining Chemicals Used in Mineral Processing Application by
Geographic Region - US, Europe, Asia-Pacific, South Africa,
and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual
Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2009 through 2017
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 30

Table 9: World Historic Review for Mining Chemicals Used in
Mineral Processing Application by Geographic Region - US,
Europe, Asia-Pacific, South Africa, and Rest of World Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$
Million for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 31

Table 10: World 15-Year Perspective for Mining Chemicals Used
in Mineral Processing Application by Geographic Region -
Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for US, Europe,
Asia-Pacific, South Africa, and Rest of World Markets for
Years 2003, 2010 and 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 32

Table 11: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for
Mining Chemicals Used in Explosives & Drilling Application by
Geographic Region - US, Europe, Asia-Pacific, South Africa,
and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual
Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2009 through 2017
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 33

Table 12: World Historic Review for Mining Chemicals Used in
Explosives & Drilling Application by Geographic Region - US,
Europe, Asia-Pacific, South Africa, and Rest of World Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$
Million for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 34

Table 13: World 15-Year Perspective for Mining Chemicals Used
in Explosives & Drilling Application by Geographic Region -
Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for US, Europe,
Asia-Pacific, South Africa, and Rest of World Markets for
Years 2003, 2010 and 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 35

Table 14: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for
Mining Chemicals Used in Water & Waste Treatment Application
by Geographic Region - US, Europe, Asia-Pacific, South Africa,
and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual
Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2009 through 2017
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 36

Table 15: World Historic Review for Mining Chemicals Used in
Water & Waste Treatment Application by Geographic Region - US,
Europe, Asia-Pacific, South Africa, and Rest of World Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$
Million for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 37

Table 16: World 15-Year Perspective for Mining Chemicals Used
in Water & Waste Treatment Application by Geographic Region -
Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for US, Europe,
Asia-Pacific, South Africa, and Rest of World Markets for
Years 2003, 2010 and 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 38

Table 17: World Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for
Mining Chemicals in Other Applications by Geographic Region -
US, Europe, Asia-Pacific, South Africa, and Rest of World
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in
US$ Million for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 39

Table 18: World Historic Review for Mining Chemicals in Other
Applications by Geographic Region - US, Europe, Asia-Pacific,
South Africa, and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed
with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2003
through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 40

Table 19: World 15-Year Perspective for Mining Chemicals in
Other Applications by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown
of Dollar Sales for US, Europe, Asia-Pacific, South Africa,
and Rest of World Markets for Years 2003, 2010 and 2017
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 41

7. THE UNITED STATES 42
A.Market Analysis 42
Current and Future Analysis 42
The Single Largest Mining Chemicals Market 42
Analysis by Application 42
Analysis by Type 42
Outlook 42
Explosives - Leading Chemical in the Mining Industry 42
Strategic Corporate Developments 43
Key Players 43
B.Market Analytics 50
Table 20: US Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for
Mining Chemicals by Application - Mineral Processing,
Explosives & Drilling, Water & Waste Treatment, and Others
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in
US$ Million for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 50

Table 21: US Historic Review for Mining Chemicals by
Application - Mineral Processing , Explosives & Drilling,
Water & Waste Treatment, and Others Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years
2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 51

Table 22: US 15-Year Perspective for Mining Chemicals by
Application - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for
Mineral Processing, Explosives & Drilling, Water & Waste
Treatment, and Others for Years 2003, 2010 and 2017
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 52

Table 23: US Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis for
Mining Chemicals by Type - Organic Chemicals, Inorganic
Chemicals, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2009 through
2017 (include corresponding Graph/Chart) 53

Table 24: US Historic Review for Mining Chemicals by Type -
Organic Chemicals, Inorganic Chemicals, and Others Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$
Million for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 54

Table 25: US 15-Year Perspective for Mining Chemicals by
Type - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for Organic
Chemicals, Inorganic Chemicals, and Others for Years 2003,
2010 and 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 55

8. EUROPE 56
A.Market Analysis 56
Current and Future Analysis 56
Strategic Corporate Development 56
Key Players 56
B.Market Analytics 58
Table 26: Europe Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis
for Mining Chemicals by Application - Mineral Processing,
Explosives & Drilling, Water & Waste Treatment, and Others
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in
US$ Million for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 58

Table 27: Europe Historic Review for Mining Chemicals by
Application - Mineral Processing, Explosives & Drilling,
Water & Waste Treatment, and Others Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years
2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 59

Table 28: Europe 15-Year Perspective for Mining Chemicals by
Application - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for
Mineral Processing , Explosives & Drilling, Water & Waste
Treatment, and Others for Years 2003, 2010 and 2017
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 60

9. ASIA-PACIFIC 61
A.Market Analysis 61
Current and Future Analysis 61
Indian Mining Sector at a Glance 61
Strategic Corporate Developments 61
Key Players 62
B.Market Analytics 64
Table 29: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current and Future
Analysis for Mining Chemicals by Application - Mineral
Processing , Explosives & Drilling, Water & Waste Treatment,
and Others Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in US$ Million for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 64

Table 30: Asia-Pacific Historic Review for Mining Chemicals
by Application - Mineral Processing , Explosives & Drilling,
Water & Waste Treatment, and Others Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years
2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 65

Table 31: Asia-Pacific 15-Year Perspective for Mining
Chemicals by Application - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar
Sales for Mineral Processing , Explosives & Drilling, Water
& Waste Treatment, and Others for Years 2003, 2010 and 2017
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 66

10. SOUTH AFRICA 67
A.Market Analysis 67
Current and Future Analysis 67
Overview 67
Economic Downturn Affects Mining Chemicals Market 67
Key Players 68
B.Market Analytics 70
Table 32: South African Recent Past, Current and Future
Analysis for Mining Chemicals by Application - Mineral
Processing (Flotation Chemicals, Lime Chemicals, & Cyanide),
Explosives & Drilling (Bulk Explosives, Detonators, &
Packaged Explosives), Water & Waste Treatment, and Others
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in
US$ Million for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 70

Table 33: South African Historic Review for Mining Chemicals
by Application - Mineral Processing (Flotation Chemicals,
Lime Chemicals, & Cyanide), Explosives & Drilling (Bulk
Explosives, Detonators, & Packaged Explosives), Water &
Waste Treatment, and Others Markets Independently Analyzed
with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2003
through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 71

Table 34: South African 15-Year Perspective for Mining
Chemicals by Application - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar
Sales for Mineral Processing (Flotation Chemicals, Lime
Chemicals, & Cyanide), Explosives & Drilling (Bulk
Explosives, Detonators, & Packaged Explosives), Water &
Waste Treatment, and Others for Years 2003, 2010 and 2017
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 72

11. REST OF WORLD 73
A.Market Analysis 73
Current and Future Analysis 73
Strategic Corporate Developments 73
Charles Tennant & Company (Canada) Ltd a Key Canadian Player 73
B.Market Analytics 75
Table 35: Rest of World Recent Past, Current and Future
Analysis for Mining Chemicals by Application - Mineral
Processing, Explosives & Drilling, Water & Waste Treatment,
and Others Markets Independently Analyze with Annual Sales
Figures in US$ Million for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 75

Table 36: Rest of World Historic Review for Mining Chemicals
by Application - Mineral Processing , Explosives & Drilling,
Water & Waste Treatment, and Others Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years
2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 76

Table 37: Rest of World 15-Year Perspective for Mining
Chemicals by Application - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar
Sales for Mineral Processing, Explosives & Drilling, Water &
Waste Treatment, and Others for Years 2003, 2010 and 2017
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 77

COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Total Companies Profiled: 79 (including Divisions/Subsidiaries - 92)

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Region/Country Players
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The United States 38
Canada 2
Japan 3
Europe 17
France 1
Germany 4
The United Kingdom 3
Spain 1
Rest of Europe 8
Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan) 18
Latin America 2
Africa 10
Middle East 2
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The mining industry has and will continue to remain an indispensable industry in the 21st century with economic prosperity and competitiveness critically hinged onto the level of mining activity. Mineral commodities are essential to modern industries and their omnipresent use in almost every walk of life is undeniable. All mined resources constitute vital raw materials for the production of a wide range of consumer/industrial goods. Steel, iron, aluminum, manganese, lime, for instance, are used in all the broadest of broadest applications, such as, aerospace, defense, electronics, consumer durables, engineered goods, construction, agriculture, manufacturing, transportation, utilities, communication among numerous others.

Coal, the most enormously valuable mineral/rock resource is indispensable with energy generation, despite all the hype about renewable energies. Coal continues to dominate world production of energy accounting for over a 30% share in the total energy produced worldwide. Like coal which is used to generate electricity to power the economy, oil and gas extraction/petroleum mining is also indispensable as fuel for vehicles. Petroleum also finds applications in the manufacturing of plastics, chemicals, medicines, fertilizers, and synthetic fibers, among others. Therefore all the segments of the mining industry (i.e. coal mining, oil and gas extraction, metal ore mining, nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying) are forecast to witness secure growth in the upcoming years.

Mining chemicals play a vital role in enhancing the productivity and efficiency of mining processes such as recovery and extraction of minerals and target materials from the ore. Presently, Asia-Pacific and the United States dominate the world mining chemicals market. Explosives & drilling application represents the largest and fastest growing market for mining chemicals worldwide, with impetus for the segment expected to be provided primarily by the coal industry, which is presently the largest end user of explosives. On the other hand, market for mineral processing is expected to be dominated by precious metals industry such as copper, due to the importance of leaching and flotation in these markets. In upcoming years, legal and regulatory laws regarding environment and safety concerns are expected to propel investments in developing chemicals which are safer and environmentally friendly.

Production challenges and bottlenecks faced by the mining industry interestingly provide a business case for mining chemicals. For instance, growing demand for minerals, increased mining activities and the ensuing depletion of high-grade ore deposits, have necessitated mining companies to tap into lower quality ores. Continuous mining results in reducing the concentration of an ore, thus requiring additional energy and cost for mining and refining since deposits are harder to process, extract, refine, and process. This thereby requires the use of high quality, technologically advanced mining chemicals capable of maximizing recovery of mined minerals. Mining chemical’s importance in the value chain is poised to grow stronger in the upcoming years as these chemicals evolve into being a fundamental element influencing profitability of mining companies as they increasingly begin to operate on larger surface mines. Also, increased R&D and investments in developing and commercializing newer, more sophisticated chemicals will gradually push currently cheaper yet less efficient and environmentally hazardous alternatives out of the market.

The 2007-2009 recession scarred the mining industry with large mining companies coming down hard and while smaller and medium sized companies witnessed closures as a result of jeopardized mining projects. Scaling back of production output, liquidity and credit shortages, muffled activity on the mergers and acquisition front as companies like Rio Tinto saddled with millions of pounds of bad debt deferred new investment plans, resulted in a stagnating business environment. In addition to shortages of refinancing facility, the lower commodities prices during this period impacted mining companies’ cash flows and their ability to self-finance capital projects thus impacting capex programmes. Closed mining townships directly impacted demand for mining chemicals. In addition, the Chinese government’s decision to reduce the production of metallic products further compounded the industry’s woes. Mineral commodities during the recession period witnessed hurting declines exerting downward pressure on commodity pricing. Reduced contribution of manufacturing activities towards a country’s overall GDP during this period exerted immense pressure on international consumption patterns. Marked declines in production of cars, consumer goods and heavy machinery eroded per capita consumption of mineral commodities. All of these factors combined to push growth in the world mining chemicals market into negative in the year 2009.

The year 2010 witnessed the market make a welcome recovery despite the blow suffered by Australia’s mining industry as a result of floods and natural disasters, which resulted in closures and decommissioning of several mines as a result of water logging. In the post recession period, revival of a large number of feasibility studies is forecast to add to the market’s growth momentum. This re-initiation and launch of new feasibility studies will translate into dollar market opportunities in the medium term when the final execution phase generates demand for mining chemicals.

Asia-Pacific and the United States dominate the world mining chemicals market, as stated by the Global Industry Analysts research report on Mining Chemicals. Explosives & drilling application represents the largest and fastest growing market for mining chemicals worldwide. Coal mining constitutes the major end-use sector for explosives. Global industrialization and high prices of alternative energy sources is driving the demand for thermal coal, which in turn is bolstering the worldwide explosives market. Other end-use sectors include metal mining, quarrying operations and industrial minerals. Developing countries are expected to provide momentum for explosives’ sales in the next few years. Countries in the Pacific Rim and Latin America, where penetration levels are low despite rich metal and coal reserves, offer tremendous scope for explosives. Though US is the largest market for worldwide explosives in terms of value, regions such as Africa, Asia, Latin America and Russia are expected to witness higher growth rates in the upcoming years because of increasing hunt for minerals worldwide. Mineral Processing represents the second largest application for mining chemicals.

Global Industry Analysts ©

- AECI Limited
- ImproChem
- Senmin
- AkzoNobel Cellulosic Specialties
- Amcol International Corp.
- American Colloid Company
- ArrMaz Custom Chemicals Inc.
- Ashland Inc.
- Borregaard LignoTech USA Inc.
- BASF SE
- Betachem (Pty) Ltd.
- Charles Tennant & Company (Canada) Ltd.
- Cheminova A/S
- Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LLC
- Clariant Corporation
- Cognis Corporation
- Cytec Industries Inc.
- Dyno Nobel Inc.
- Dow Chemical Company
- FMC Industrial Chemicals
- FUCHS Lubricants Co.
- Mathiesen Corp.
- Nalco Company
- Nasaco International LLC
- Orica Limited
- Quaker Chemical Corporation
- Sasol North America
- Shell Chemical LP
- SNF FloMin Inc.
- Tall Bennett Group
- Air Products and Chemicals Inc.
- Zinkan Enterprises Inc