The global expandable polystyrene (EPS) capacity exceeded 8.8 million tonnes in 2012. Asia followed by Europe, holds the major chunk of the total figure (above 66%). China, Germany and South Korea form the top three countries in terms of EPS …
In 2012, the worldwide ammonia capacity was estimated at over 207 million tonnes with the largest chunk belonging to Asia and Europe (over 72% in total). China, India, Russia and the USA have highest ammonia capacities. In 2009, the global …
The world feldspar production declined significantly in 2009. Over 2009-2011, the feldspar production grew by more than 1.5 million metric tons. In 2011, it was evaluated at approximately 20.7 million metric tons. Turkey calls for the major market share, accounting …
The worldwide calcium chloride market witnessed stable growth over 2003-2011 due to the constantly increasing demand. In 2011, the world calcium chloride output was above 3.39 million tonnes. The global calcium chloride market is undoubtedly dominated by North America. In …
The global polyisobutylene market has been witnessing stable growth during the past 8 years (except a slight drop in 2008) given the uptrend of the demand all over the world. North America is the largest producing region, with local companies …
LONDON – Merchant Research & Consulting Ltd is happy to announce the full list of the companies to take part in this year’s Expandable Polystyrene International Round Table Conference. The Conference will be held during September, 13-14 in Warsaw, the …
South Africa is amid most prominent world vermiculite producers. Its perlite mine output was estimated at 200,000 tonnes in 2011, showing an upswing by 2,000 tonnes year on year. The country also produces certain volumes of perlite. Its capacity is …
South African manganese reserves were estimated at 150 million tonnes in 2011. The country is amid the largest world manganese mine producers. The combined mine output of its domestic companies reached 7.2 million tonnes in 2011. South Africa produced around …
Russia is amid world largest vanadium manufacturers. Its mine output of vanadium content reached 15,000 tonnes in 2011. The amount demonstrated no upward or downward shifts from a year earlier. Nevertheless, it was 500 tonnes higher than in 2009. However, …
The combined pyrochlore and columbite-tantalite output was estimated at 250,400 tonnes in 2011 in Brazil. The amount remained unchanged from 2010. Nevertheless, it was almost 9,000 tonnes lower if compared to 2008 with the largest decrease registered in the pyrochlore …
LONDON – Global experts of the expandable polystyrene industry and market will meet during the Expandable Polystyrene International Round Table Conference 2012 in Warsaw from September 13 through September 14, 2012. The conference hosted by Merchant Research & Consulting, Ltd …
LONDON – The groundbreaking Polyethylene Round Table Conference 2012 will explore all the burning issues of the polyethylene industry on a global scale. The conference, to be held on 3rd-4th September, 2012, in Warsaw, Poland, will bring together market analysts, …
India is amid owners of the world largest reserves of natural graphite. Its deposits of the material were estimated at 11 million tonnes in 2011. The country was also defined as the second most prominent manufacturer of graphite around the …
China owns the largest stake in the world aluminium production. The country generated 18 million tonnes in 2011, a rise by 1.8 million tonnes, or 11.1 percent, year on year. The Chinese market for aluminium is not well-balanced as the …
Kazakhstan occupies a position of the second world largest chromium manufacturer. Its stake in the global mine production was estimated at about 30% in 2011. The country’s yearly mine output reached 8.6 million tonnes then. It remained almost unchanged from …
The most significant world lead reserves are located in Australia. They are estimated at approximately 30 million tonnes. The country’s mine lead production volumes mounted to over 550,000 tonnes in 2011. The figure was 60,000 tonnes, or 10%, lower a …
The world mine kaolin output has recently been on downtrend. It went down by 15%, or 5.8 million tonnes, from 2006 through 2010. A certain production raise was registered in 2011. Global manufacturers generated 33.3 million tonnes during the year, …
LONDON – The global zeolites market is led today by the developing economies while the established markets of the West do not witness any high scale growth rates. China is the world leader in zeolites production. Its output accounts for …
LONDON – Being applied in large volumes for fertilizer production and in the stable glass and soap industries, potash enjoys rather high growth rates. The demand for potash is rising along with the booming use of fertilizers. The global potash …
LONDON – Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) market enjoys a rather rapid growth of end-use application. The large-scale variety of ABS due to its properties provides for a whole row of various application fields. The ABS industry is increasing the production …
LONDON – Thanks to the wide-spread application of bauxite in the face makeup, dishwashers, cement, soda cans production, the demand for the mineral is rather healthy and is to retain the stable growth rates. Alumina in its turn is primarily …
LONDON – The total global demand for methylene di-p-phenylene isocyanate (MDI) has been on the rise wave starting with 2010 – it has been driven by new infrastructure projects, governmental back-ups and overall growth of the construction and automotive segments …
LONDON – Tantalum and niobium are close geologically, however, the two metals have different industry paths and development dynamics due to the very different application areas. Tantalum market has been under pressure due to the shortfalls of supplies, while niobium …
LONDON – Nowadays the demand for 2-ethylhexanol and key consumption trends are defined primarily by the plasticiser dioctyl phthalate (DOP) industry. However DOP application in a number of fields has been strongly opposed by the environmentalists and healthcare specialists, which …
LONDON – The price for toluene diisocyanate (TDI) started to decrease after the price skyrocketing 2010. The Asian producers were loaded with pressure due to the price fallings in 2011 and the beginning of 2012, the operation rates were subject …