IIR Industry Alert: Soda Ash Producers Holding Ground and Awaiting Market Improvements

The plant closures and idled capacities that took place last year, combined with only a small amount of new capacity, should help the market reach a point of balance...

(PRWEB) August 7, 2002 -August 5, 2002-Researched by Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources, Incorporated; Houston, Texas). Demand for Soda Ash (Sodium Carbonate) last year declined once again, marking another year of negative numbers for both growth and pricing. Several North American producers idled capacity last year, recognizing new capacity using low cost solution mining technology that came online in 1999 and 2000.

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