Soda ash bounces back
By Jessica Roberts
Published: Tuesday, 23 August 2011
The revival of commodity markets and new demand in developing regions has stimulated soda ash sales to pre-recession highs; but recovery is built on muted Chinese competition, which threatens to make a return
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Tata
Chemicals Ltds soda ash facility in Mithapur,
India. The group is the worlds second largest
soda ash producer
Tata Chemicals Ltd
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A major consequence of the financial downturn has been the
reconfiguration of the manufacturing footprint of core
mineral-consuming industries.
The resultant rationalisation - as...