Soda ash latest news

• December 2014

  Tata Chemicals seeks to revive Kenyan soda ash facility

  09 December 2014

  The world’s second largest soda ash supplier is looking to revive its defunct Kenyan facility by acquiring tax exemptions.

• November 2014

  Australia to cancel alumina export tax to China

  28 November 2014

  The cancellation of export taxes on Australian exports to China will boost imports of alumina from the country, as China’s bauxite resources are depleting. This is likely to impact Chinese alumina producers, which will no longer benefit from competitive domestic prices, owing to the present 17% tax on alumina imports from Australia.

• Solvay continue to see growth in polymers, soda ash and silica, while rare earths lag

  13 November 2014

  These Q3 2014 results are almost the mirror image of those posted three months ago, in August. The trend of high value polymers continues and these underline the struggles felt in the rare earths market – in particular in the lighting industry.

• Price Briefing 31 October – 6 November

  06 November 2014

  Chinese bauxite margins under pressure; bromine, calcium carbonate, kaolin and lithium prices increased for 2015.

• OCI Resources point to higher 2014 soda ash volumes and revenues

  05 November 2014

  The latest set of results from OCI Resources demonstrates that the market is still healthy and prices are continuing to rise in soda ash.