Global and China Chlor-alkali Industry Report, 2013 published by ResearchInChina

BEIJING - Aug. 15, 2013 - PRLog -- The industry producing chemicals with sodium hydroxide (caustic soda), chlorine and hydrogen made through the electrolysis of crude salt solution is known as the chlor-alkali industry, involving more than 200 product varieties including caustic soda (NaOH), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), hydrochloric acid, liquid chlorine, hydrogen, methane chloride and epichlorohydrin, among which, caustic soda and PVC are the most important ones.

In 2012, China’s caustic soda production capacity was 37.36 million tons (up 9.5% year on year), the output was 26.99 million tons (up 9.42% year on year), and the capacity utilization was 72.2%. Caustic soda enterprises are mainly concentrated in North China, East China and Northwest China. In 2012, the top five provinces by output were Shandong, Jiangsu, Henan, Inner Mongolia and Zhejiang, accounting for 21.69%, 15.36%, 6.24%, 6.06% and 5.20% of total caustic soda output respectively.

Since mid-August 2010, China’s increasing power limitation, production restriction, energy conservation and emission reduction policies, high crude salt prices and stable downstream demand have directly promoted the prices of caustic soda. In July-August 2012, the price of caustic soda was up to RMB 960 / ton, an increase of RMB 260 / ton compared with RMB 700 / ton in January-March 2011.

In 2012, China’s PVC production capacity was 23.41 million tons (an increase of 8.23% year on year, accounting for 44.4% of the global total), and the output was 13.18 million tons (up 1.74% year on year). China’s PVC capacity utilization declined from 71.1% to 51.4% in 2006-2009, and then picked up in 2010-2011, but declined by 3.6 percentage points year on year to 56.3% in 2012, and remained below 70% in the year, with an evident trend of overcapacity.


Global and China Chlor-alkali Industry Report, 2013 of ResearchInChina analyzes the global and Chinese chlor-alkali industry and market, introduces the market conditions of main chlor-alkali products (caustic soda, PVC), and other chlor-alkali products (liquid chlorine, hydrochloric acid, methane chloride, propylene oxide, TDI, MDI). The main contents include:

1. Development overview of global chlor-alkali industry (including caustic soda and PVC capacity, output, import and export volume, apparent consumption by country);
2. Development overview of Chinese chlor-alkali industry (including development status, industry characteristics, industry authorities, relevant policies, development bottleneck, development trends);
3. Development overview of Chinese caustic soda and PVC industries (including production capacity, output, import and export, apparent consumption, price trends, regional markets, competition pattern);
4. Upstream and downstream product markets of caustic soda and PVC in China (including upstream products such as electricity, crude salt, calcium carbide, ethylene, and downstream industries like alumina, paper pulp, chemical fiber, plastic products);

1. Related Concepts in Chlor-alkali Industry
1.1 Definition and Related Products
1.1.1 Definition
1.1.2 Related Products
1.2 Major Products
1.2.1 Caustic Soda
1.2.2 Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)
1.3 Industry Chain

2. Global Chlor-alkali Market
2.1 Status Quo
2.2 Caustic Soda
2.2.1 Global Capacity
2.2.2 Global Demand and Supply
2.2.3 Downstream Consumption
2.3 Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC)
2.3.1 Global Capacity
2.3.2 Global Supply and Demand
2.4 Other Chlor-alkali Products

3. Chinese Chlor-alkali Market
3.1 Status Quo
3.2 Industry Characteristics
3.2.1 Overcapacity
3.2.2 Caustic Soda Market Outperformed PVC Market
3.3 Industry Authority and Relevant Policies
3.3.1 Industry Authority
3.3.2 Relevant Policies
3.4 Development Bottleneck and Trend
3.4.1 Development Bottleneck
3.4.2 Development Trend

4. China Caustic Soda Market
4.1 Status Quo
4.2 Supply and Demand
4.2.1 Capacity
4.2.2 Output
4.2.3 Apparent Consumption
4.3 Price Trend
4.4 Regional Market
4.4.1 Capacity
4.4.2 Output
4.4.3 Prices
4.4.4 Jiangsu Market
4.5 Import and Export
4.5.1 Export
4.5.2 Import
4.6 Competition Pattern

5. Upstream and Downstream of Caustic Soda
5.1 Upstream Sectors
5.1.1 Electric Power
5.1.2 Crude Salt
5.2 Downstream Sectors
5.2.1 Overview
5.2.2 Alumina
5.2.3 Paper Pulp
5.2.4 Chemical Fiber

6. Chinese PVC Market
6.1 Status Quo
6.2 Supply and Demand
6.2.1 Capacity
6.2.2 Output
6.2.3 Apparent Consumption
6.3 Price Trend
6.4 Regional Market
6.4.1 Capacity
6.4.2 Output
6.4.3 Jiangsu Market
6.5 Import and Export
6.5.1 Export
6.5.2 Import
6.6 Competition Pattern

7. Upstream and Downstream of PVC
7.1 Overview
7.2 Upstream
7.2.1 Calcium Carbide
7.2.2 Ethylene
7.3 Downstream
7.3.1 Overview
7.3.2 Plastic Profiles, Doors and Windows
7.3.3 Plastic Pipes

8. Other Chlor-alkali Products
8.1 Liquid Chlorine
8.2 Hydrochloric Acid (31% HCI)
8.3 Hydrogen
8.4 Other Chloride Products
8.4.1 Chloromethane
8.4.2 Propylene Oxide (PO)
8.4.3 Epichlorohydrin (ECH)
8.4.4 Isocyanate Series (TDI/ MDI)
8.4.5 Chloroacetic Acid

9. Key Companies
9.1 Xinjiang Zhongtai Chemical Co., Ltd.
9.1.1 Profile
9.1.2 Operation
9.1.3 Revenue Structure
9.1.4 Gross Margin
9.1.5 Output, Sales Volume and Inventory of Chlor-alkali Products
9.1.6 Cost Structure of Chlor-alkali Products
9.1.7 Top 5 Clients
9.1.8 Competitive Edge
9.1.9 Development Prospect
9.2 Shanghai Chlor-Alkali Chemical Co., Ltd.
9.2.1 Profile
9.2.2 Operation
9.2.3 Revenue Structure
9.2.4 Gross Margin
9.2.5 Output, Sales Volume and Inventory of Chlor-Alkali Products
9.2.6 Cost Structure of Chlor-Alkali Products
9.2.7 Top 5 Customers
9.2.8 Competitive Edge
9.3 Yibin Tianyuan Group Co., Ltd.
9.3.1 Profile
9.3.2 Operation
9.3.3 Revenue Structure
9.3.4 Gross Margin
9.3.5 Output, Sales Volume and Inventory of Chlor-Alkali Products
9.3.6 Cost Structure of Chlor-Alkali Products
9.3.7 Competitive Edge
9.4 Inner Mongolia Junzheng Energy & Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
9.4.1 Profile
9.4.2 Operation
9.4.3 Revenue Structure
9.4.4 Gross Margin
9.4.5 Output, Sales Volume and Inventory of Chlor-Alkali Products
9.4.6 Cost Structure of Chlor-Alkali Products
9.4.7 Top Five Clients
9.4.8 Competitive Edge
9.4.9 Outlook
9.5 Xinjiang Tianye Co., Ltd.
9.5.1 Profile
9.5.2 Operation
9.5.3 Revenue Structure
9.5.4 Gross Margin
9.5.5 Output and Sales Volume of Chlor-Alkali Products
9.5.6 Top Five Clients
9.5.7 Competitive Edge
9.6 Taiyuan Chemical Industry Co., Ltd.
9.6.1 Profile
9.6.2 Operation
9.6.3 Revenue Structure
9.6.4 Gross Margin
9.7 Ningxia Younglight Chemicals Co., Ltd
9.7.1 Profile
9.7.2 Operation
9.7.3 Revenue Structure
9.7.4 Gross Margin
9.7.5 Output, Sales Volume and Inventory of Chlor-alkali Products
9.7.6 Top 5 Clients
9.7.7 Competitive Edge
9.8 Sichuan Jinlu Group Co., Ltd.
9.8.1 Profile
9.8.2 Operation
9.8.3 Revenue Structure
9.8.4 Gross Margin
9.8.5 Output & Sales Volume and Inventory of Chlor-Alkali Products
9.8.6 Top 5 Clients
9.9 Yunnan Salt & Salt Chemical Industry Co., Ltd
9.9.1 Profile
9.9.2 Operation
9.9.3 Revenue Structure
9.9.4 Gross Margin
9.9.5 Competition Edge
9.10 Hebei Baoshuo Co., Ltd.
9.10.1 Profile
9.10.2 Operation
9.10.3 Revenue Structure
9.10.4 Gross Margin