my country’s soda ash production is gradually increasing, and leading companies have emerged

Soda ash, also known as soda, sodium carbonate, washing soda, alkali ash, etc., is an important basic chemical raw material. It appears as a white powder without special odor under normal temperature and pressure, and its aqueous solution appears to be strongly alkaline. After years of development, the types of soda ash have become increasingly rich, with multiple classification methods based on different classification standards. According to different product densities, soda ash can be divided into heavy soda ash, light soda ash, etc.; according to different salt contents, soda ash can be divided into low salt alkali, ordinary soda, special low salt alkali, ultra-low salt alkali, etc.; according to different usage methods , Soda ash can be divided into food grade soda ash, industrial grade soda ash, etc.

At this stage, my country’s soda ash production technology is basically mature and can be roughly divided into natural alkali method, combined soda method, ammonia-alkali method, etc. Among them, the combined alkali method has become the mainstream process in the production of soda ash, accounting for 50.13% of the overall production capacity; followed by the ammonia-alkali method, accounting for 44.35% of the production capacity; ranking third is the trona method, accounting for 44.35% of the production capacity. The ratio is 5.52%.

my country has basically formed a complete soda ash industry chain. The upstream of the industrial chain is mainly the raw material industry, providing limestone, raw salt, trona and other raw materials; the midstream is mainly the soda ash production industry, responsible for the production and manufacturing of various soda ash; the downstream is mainly oriented to application fields, mostly used in the production of ceramic glazes and detergents , flat glass, photovoltaic glass, float glass, daily glass and other products.

In recent years, my country’s environmental protection requirements have gradually increased, and the energy structure has gradually transformed. As a renewable and clean energy, photovoltaic power generation has gradually increased market demand. Against this background, my country’s photovoltaic power generation installed capacity has gradually increased. Photovoltaic glass is one of the important components of photovoltaic power generation, and its market has also been affected to a certain extent. As the number of photovoltaic power stations in our country gradually increases, the market demand for photovoltaic glass gradually increases, driving its output to gradually increase. Photovoltaic glass output will reach 15.498 million tons in 2022, a year-on-year increase of 38.03%. Soda ash is an important raw material for the production of photovoltaic glass, and its market has gradually expanded.

According to the “2023-2027 China Soda Ash Industry Market In-depth Research and Development Trend Forecast Research Report” released by the Industrial Research Center, soda ash As an important chemical raw material, it is widely used in textile, food, chemical industry, papermaking and other fields, and the market demand is gradually growing. As my country’s soda ash preparation technology gradually matures, its output is gradually increasing. According to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics, in 2022, my country’s cumulative soda ash output will be 29.202 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 0.3%.

Industry analysts said that my country’s soda ash market is highly concentrated and leading companies have emerged. my country’s larger leading companies mainly include Jinshan Chemical, Sanyou Chemical, Yuanxing Energy, China Salt Chemical, Shuanghuan Technology, Haihua Co., Ltd., Hebang Biotech, Huachang Chemical, etc. Among them, Sanyou Chemical, Zhongyan Chemical, and Jinshan Chemical have relatively high market shares and have become the leading companies in the industry. As my country’s soda ash market continues to develop, the industrial structure is gradually adjusted, and backward production capacity is gradually eliminated, its market concentration is expected to be further improved in the future.