Soda ash latest news

• May 2019

  Chinese soda ash price steady despite rising production, sources say

  24 May 2019

  China has been increasing soda ash production at a time of slowing demand, market sources told Fastmarkets.

• Soda ash price narrows on light grade shortage

  20 May 2019

  Soda ash prices have continued to narrow in China amid strong demand for the light grade material, leaving both dense and light grade prices at the same level.

• Ciner Resources' strategy to focus on international market reaps higher sales revenue in Q1

  15 May 2019

  Soda ash pricing was up internationally while better volumes against the first quarter in 2018 equated to higher revenues for the US-based producer.

• Higher soda ash pricing reflected in Solvay's Q1 results

  14 May 2019

  Despite market headwinds, Solvay reported positive first-quarter 2019 results for its soda ash segment, aided by improved pricing, the company's new chief executive officer said.

• Tata’s $171 mln land rates dispute quashed by Kenya’s High Court

  07 May 2019

  The Kenyan High Court has ruled that local governments in the country cannot charge land rates on mineral extraction sites and has quashed a dispute over rates claimed for the Magadi soda ash production asset.

• Turkish lira volatility causes fluctuating profit margins for miners

  01 May 2019

  The volatility in the exchange rate for the Turkish lira has been swinging wildly against the US dollar, with local labor costs changing daily, with effects on the country’s miners of barite, soda ash, magnesia, chromite and feldspar.

• Yildirim’s new soda ash project in Kazakhstan to come online by 2022

  01 May 2019

  Turkish group Yildirim is entering the soda ash market with a new project in Kazakhstan but is unlikely to pose any market threat to established producers because it intends to serve the internal markets in Kazakhstan and nearby regions.