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Correlation Between Zinc Supply and Demand to Keep at Steady Equilibrium

June 9, 2016

There are good prospects that zinc supply would anticipate a fairly long period of relative stability and abundance. Reductions in zinc supply which periodically occur due to price volatility, zinc deposit depletion at some mines (e.g. Lisheen mine run by …

Bullish Mood Registered in Global Silver Market

May 31, 2016

The bulk of silver usage (around 56%) is in industrial applications including electrical industry, electronics, brazing alloys and solders, photovoltaic sector, photography and the production of ethylene oxide. Thanks to its unique properties, silver is also a prime candidate for …

Environmental Considerations Play Important Role in Global Lead Market

May 19, 2016

Global mine production of lead was about 5.46 million tonnes in 2014. The top mine lead production countries include China, Australia, the USA, Peru and Mexico, with the first two accounting for 54% and 13.2% of the total mined lead …

Indonesian Tin Industry in Two-Way Interaction with Global Tin Market

May 12, 2016

Tin mining and smelting exhibit fairly large level of monopolization with respect to geographic localization; they are also dominated by so-called developing countries. For instance, tin production is concentrated mainly in China and Indonesia, with both countries accounting for over …

Demand for Industrial Diamonds to be Driven by Abrasives Market

May 4, 2016

The total natural and synthetic industrial diamond production worldwide was estimated to hit 4.565 billion carats in 2014, of which synthetic industrial diamond production constituted 4.5 billion carats, accounting for about 98% of global industrial diamond output. The substitution of …

Global Market for Magnesium Compounds to Show Steady Growth

April 27, 2016

The term magnesite is used to refer to magnesium carbonate (MgCO3) or sometimes commercially to magnesium products, like magnesium oxide (magnesia, MgO). The main application sphere of mined magnesite is the production of magnesium oxide, which has two most common …

Niobium & Tantalum Markets to Grow by 4-6% Yearly up to 2019

April 17, 2016

Niobium (Nb) and tantalum (Та) are transition metals grouped together thanks to their very similar physical and chemical properties. The similarity between the two metals lies also in the uniqueness of their properties, which find them application in numerous industries, …

Sodium Cyanide Market Has Positive Capacity Expansion Prospects

April 8, 2016

The predominance of gold cyanidation in the use of sodium cyanide (NaCN) is indisputable, especially in the regions of North and South America, China and Australia. In North America alone, the extraction of gold and other precious metals comprises over …

Declining DMT Output Has Become a Steady Trend

March 31, 2016

Dimethyl terephthalate (DMT) is a versatile chemical intermediate used to manufacture polyesters, industrial plastics, adhesives, inks, herbicides and many other products. Despite its wide applicability and universalism, DMT output has been steadily decreasing over the last decade. This long-term trend …

Prerequisites for Successful Ethylene Oxide Market Development

March 24, 2016

Ethylene oxide (EO) is mainly used as a chemical intermediate and key petrochemical building block in the manufacture of textiles, detergents, polyurethane foam, antifreeze, solvents, medicinals, nonionic surfactants, adhesives, flame retardants and other products. EO derivatives (especially ethylene glycol, monoethylene …

Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA) Market Has Good Prospects for Growth

March 17, 2016

Ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) is the copolymer of ethylene and vinyl acetate. EVA copolymers are used in foam applications, packaging/agricultural films, extrusion/lamination products, flexible injection and blow moulded products, base components for hot melt adhesives, sanitary applications, etc. EVA can …

Demand for Drilling Barite to Demonstrate Upward Trend

March 11, 2016

Barites are mainly used by the oil and gas industry as a weighting agent in drilling muds. Oil and gas exploration accounts for about 85% of global barite consumption, though this share is a flexible figure dependent on time and …

Global Iodine Demand to Grow at Steady Pace

March 2, 2016

Iodine is a non-metallic element with some metallic properties and a wide variety of medical and industrial applications. Iodine is also considered to be an indispensible element of thyroid hormones. Iodine lack thereof is detrimental for multiple processes and normal …

Mica Market to Show Modest but Steady Growth

February 19, 2016

Mica is a generic term of a variety of aluminosilicate minerals (potassium mica, sodium mica, lithium mica, etc.) with a sheet- or flake-like structure and different chemical compositions. This variation in structure leads to the origination of two interdependent but …

Expansion in Bauxite, Alumina & Aluminum Sectors to Have Regional Dimension

February 12, 2016

Bauxite, alumina, aluminum and its products form a complex value chain with multiple influences and feedback relationships, marked by economical, technological, geographical and other specifics. Being labor-, technology-, energy- and finance-intensive, this value chain is dependent from availability of resources, …

Bio-based Epichlorohydrin Production to Have Bright Future

February 5, 2016

Epichlorohydrin (ECH) is a fairly versatile intermediate chemical usually manufactured by condensing epichlorohydrin with bisphenol A. Production of epoxy resins is the largest downstream market for ECH. Today epoxy resins are mainly used in the production of coatings (43%) and …

Concerns over Formaldehyde Safety may Restrain Market Growth

January 28, 2016

Formaldehyde is common chemical used in multiple industrial and household applications, though historically it has been a specialty chemical for quite a long period of time due to the lack of its main feedstock, methanol. Formaldehyde is mainly used to …

PVA Versatility May Have Strengths & Weaknesses in Uncertain Market Conditions

January 14, 2016

Polyvinyl alcohols (PVOH or PVA) comprise a group of water-soluble synthetic polymers employed for various applications, including use as a polymerization aid and production of textile yarns (textile sizing agents), paper, adhesives, optical-grade films, packaging, PVB/PVF resins (as intermediate), ceramic …

Production of Bio-Based Butanediol Has a Great Potential

January 6, 2016

Butanediol (BDO) is an important industrial building-block chemical, which is incorporated in various commodity chains involving multiple intermediates and derivatives with versatile applications, including electronics, cosmetics, pharmaceutical and agrochemical industry, as well as production of engineering plastics, polyurethanes, biodegradable polyesters, …

D-Limonene Is a Prospective Substitute for Some Petroleum-Based Chemicals

December 24, 2015

Currently, industry and science are striving, though often not hard enough, to develop alternatives to petroleum-based chemicals in variety of applications, which makes the essence of the so-called green chemistry. D-limonene, a valuable byproduct originated during the processing of citrus …

Caustic Soda Market Complexity Prevents Its Forecasting

December 14, 2015

Caustic soda (molecular formula: HNaO) is an indispensible product for the chlor-alkali segment of the chemical industry. Co-production of chlorine and caustic soda is tightly integrated with the manufacture of multiple petrochemicals (e.g. polyvinyl chloride), which act as their outlet. …

Ethanol Market Dynamics Will Remain Largely Positive

December 4, 2015

The global ethanol market will continue to demonstrate a steady positive dynamics driven by a roster of factors. Such factors include the following: (1) an upsurge in environmental concerns and coming realization that it is time to take urgent steps, …

Vertically Integrated Companies to Get the Upper Hand on PET Market

November 26, 2015

In 2014 global polyethylene terephthalate (PET) production worldwide totaled 21.9 million tones. The average PET output growth rate was 6.4% globally, though it showed significant interregional variance. Average capacity utilization rate across the globe was around 75% and demonstrate a …

Global Potassium Sulphate Market to Show Steady Growth Following Supply-Demand Balance Trajectories

November 19, 2015

Potassium sulphate (K2SO4) or sulphate of potash (SOP) is a premium fertilizer, which could provide multiple benefits for plants (specifically higher-value crops) and certain types of soils. The role of this fertilizer increases especially when chloride addition should be avoided …

Hydrogen Peroxide Output to Demonstrate Steady Growth

November 12, 2015

Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is a versatile chemical used in pulp and paper, textile, pharmaceutical, electronic, dairy (food), chemical, aquaculture, water treatment, home care, textile and other industries. The global hydrogen peroxide market has shown stable growth during previous years and …