Soda ash faces new market forces
By Laura Syrett
Published: Tuesday, 12 May 2020
As the global soda ash industry adjusts to shifts in market fundamentals, Laura Syrett considers the outlook for the mineral’s key sectors and emerging applications.
Soda ash (sodium carbonate, or Na₂CO₃) continues
to be one of the world’s most widely-used
inorganic chemicals. It is used in glass-making, soap and
detergent production, flue-gas de-sulfurization, textiles,
chemical processing and food, and more recently in lithium
carbonate production and the recycling of lead-acid
batteries.
Prior to...