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World CaCO3 consumption will exceed 110 M tonnes by 2017
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World CaCO 3 consumption will exceed 110 M tonnes by 2017 Global Industry Analysts Inc (of San Jose, CA) recently published a report on calcium carbonate, in which it forecasts the world consumption of calcium carbonate at 113.9 M tonnes by 2017. This includes both ground calcium carbonate (GCC) and precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC). The GCC sector is currently larger than the PCC sector, but the latter is projected to expand faster between now and 2017. The Asia/Pacific region is the largest consuming region and, with regional growth forecast at over 7% per annum, its predominance is expected to increase. Europe and North America are also important consumers, but over the next six years demand growth in these two regions will be outpaced by Asia/Pacific, Latin America and the Middle East. The paper industry accounts for the largest offtake of both GCC and PCC, with the plastics industry in second place. The brightness conferred by GCC and its excellent performance in highspeed paper machines mean that it is usually considered superior to kaolin. The increasing usage of GCC as a functional additive and as a process aid, in addition to its use as a filler, is expected to drive world demand for finely ground calcium carbonate. In the plastics industry, GCC is already the most popular filler (in terms of volume demand), although alumina trihydrate and talc are usually preferred in the more demanding applications. Consumption is likely to increase considerably in the Asia/Pacific region and in other emerging markets. In Latin America,
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GCC production and consumption has been hampered by a scarcity of raw materials (such as limestone), but thanks to the use of imported limestone local GCC production is growing. Asia/Pacific is a major consumer of PCC, while North America and Europe are respectively placed at distant second and third positions. Growth in PCC consumption across North America and Europe is expected to be sluggish. Paper mills in these regions have been closing as a result of plummeting demand and intensifying competition among domestic producers. Woodfree uncoated paper is the largest end-use sector for PCC. Within the plastics industry, PCC is mainly utilised in rigid polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and, to a lesser extent, in flexible PVC forms. The world’s leading calcium carbonate suppliers are: Excalibar Minerals, Huber Engineered Materials, Imerys, Maruo Calcium, Minerals Technologies Inc (MTI), Mississippi Lime Co, Okutama Kogyo, Omya, Schaefer Kalk, Shiraishi Kogyo Kaisha and Solvay. Detailed profiles of these companies and of about 90 other calcium carbonate producers are included in this report. There is also a chapter on significant product launches and technical innovations, including MTI’s Opacarb, Mississippi Lime’s Magnum Fill, Omya’s Betocarb and Omyacoat and CalciTech’s CalciSPTM. ‘Calcium Carbonate – a Global Strategic Business Report’ (MCP2033), 395 pp, 219 tables/charts, Price: $4500. Global Industry Analysts Inc, 6150 Hellyer Avenue, San Jose, CA 95138, USA (Website: http://www.strategyr.com) © Global Industry Analysts Inc 2011
Chinese carbon black exports will double in 2011 CCM (specialist chemical industry publishers, based in Guangzhou, aka Canton) plans to release the third edition of its multi-client report on China’s carbon black industry next May. CCM states that China’s carbon black production surpassed that of the United States in 2006 and it has increased at an average rate of 10% per annum since then, reaching 3.4 M tonnes in 2010. The country’s carbon black capacity is now more than 5 M tonnes/y. Average capacity utilisation
during 2010 was of the order of only 70%. Jiangsu Black Cat is the largest indigenous carbon black producer. Others include: Fushun Carbon Black, Hebei Longxing Chemical, Henan Dongxin Tyre, Liaobin, Ningxia Jiate, Ningbo Detai, Pingdingshan Yingtai Chemical, Shandong Best Chemical Industry, Shandong Huadong Rubber Materials, Shanghai Hongte Chemical, Shanxi Yongdong, Shanxi Yuanzheng, Shijiazhuang Xinxing Chemical & Charcoal, Suzhou Baohua, Tianjin Dolphin and Wuxi Shuangcheng. Most of the major multinationals in the industry – Cabot, CSRC, Columbian, Orion (formerly Evonik Degussa) and Tokai – have also established carbon black plants in China, sometimes in majorityowned joint ventures with local companies. With passenger car sales in China rising by 32.4% in 2010, domestic demand for tyres and therefore also for carbon black has been booming. However, the growth of China’s tyre manufacturing sector has been slightly hampered by the imposition of anti-dumping duties on passenger car tyres imported from China into the US onwards from early 2010. In due course, anti-dumping duties may also be imposed on Chinese imports of offroad tyres as a consequence of a recent petition filed with the US Department of Commerce by Titan Tire Corp and Bridgestone Americas Inc. China has also emerged as a substantial exporter of carbon black. Exports in 2011 are expected to be double the 2010 level, which already represented a 40% increase on the 2009 figure. Original Source: Federal Register, 7 Oct 2011, 76 (195), 62356-62364 (Website: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys). Press Release from: CCM International Ltd, 17th Floor, Huihua Commercial & Trade Mansion, 80 Xianlie Zhong Road, Guangzhou 510070, China, website: http://www.cnchemicals.com (7 Oct 2011)
PLANTS China: Dow Corning & Wacker Chemie – fumed silica Dow Corning and Wacker Chemie recently celebrated the completion of the second phase of their fumed silica joint venture plant at Zhangjiagang (Jiangsu province). The first-phase
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World CaCO 3 consumption will exceed 110 M tonnes by 2017 Global Industry Analysts Inc (of San Jose, CA) recently published a report on calcium carbonate, in which it forecasts the world consumption of calcium carbonate at 113.9 M tonnes by 2017. This includes both ground calcium carbonate (GCC) and precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC). The GCC sector is currently larger than the PCC sector, but the latter is projected to expand faster between now and 2017. The Asia/Pacific region is the largest consuming region and, with regional growth forecast at over 7% per annum, its predominance is expected to increase. Europe and North America are also important consumers, but over the next six years demand growth in these two regions will be outpaced by Asia/Pacific, Latin America and the Middle East. The paper industry accounts for the largest offtake of both GCC and PCC, with the plastics industry in second place. The brightness conferred by GCC and its excellent performance in highspeed paper machines mean that it is usually considered superior to kaolin. The increasing usage of GCC as a functional additive and as a process aid, in addition to its use as a filler, is expected to drive world demand for finely ground calcium carbonate. In the plastics industry, GCC is already the most popular filler (in terms of volume demand), although alumina trihydrate and talc are usually preferred in the more demanding applications. Consumption is likely to increase considerably in the Asia/Pacific region and in other emerging markets. In Latin America,
DECEMBER 2011
ON
PIGMENTS
GCC production and consumption has been hampered by a scarcity of raw materials (such as limestone), but thanks to the use of imported limestone local GCC production is growing. Asia/Pacific is a major consumer of PCC, while North America and Europe are respectively placed at distant second and third positions. Growth in PCC consumption across North America and Europe is expected to be sluggish. Paper mills in these regions have been closing as a result of plummeting demand and intensifying competition among domestic producers. Woodfree uncoated paper is the largest end-use sector for PCC. Within the plastics industry, PCC is mainly utilised in rigid polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and, to a lesser extent, in flexible PVC forms. The world’s leading calcium carbonate suppliers are: Excalibar Minerals, Huber Engineered Materials, Imerys, Maruo Calcium, Minerals Technologies Inc (MTI), Mississippi Lime Co, Okutama Kogyo, Omya, Schaefer Kalk, Shiraishi Kogyo Kaisha and Solvay. Detailed profiles of these companies and of about 90 other calcium carbonate producers are included in this report. There is also a chapter on significant product launches and technical innovations, including MTI’s Opacarb, Mississippi Lime’s Magnum Fill, Omya’s Betocarb and Omyacoat and CalciTech’s CalciSPTM. ‘Calcium Carbonate – a Global Strategic Business Report’ (MCP2033), 395 pp, 219 tables/charts, Price: $4500. Global Industry Analysts Inc, 6150 Hellyer Avenue, San Jose, CA 95138, USA (Website: http://www.strategyr.com) © Global Industry Analysts Inc 2011
Chinese carbon black exports will double in 2011 CCM (specialist chemical industry publishers, based in Guangzhou, aka Canton) plans to release the third edition of its multi-client report on China’s carbon black industry next May. CCM states that China’s carbon black production surpassed that of the United States in 2006 and it has increased at an average rate of 10% per annum since then, reaching 3.4 M tonnes in 2010. The country’s carbon black capacity is now more than 5 M tonnes/y. Average capacity utilisation
during 2010 was of the order of only 70%. Jiangsu Black Cat is the largest indigenous carbon black producer. Others include: Fushun Carbon Black, Hebei Longxing Chemical, Henan Dongxin Tyre, Liaobin, Ningxia Jiate, Ningbo Detai, Pingdingshan Yingtai Chemical, Shandong Best Chemical Industry, Shandong Huadong Rubber Materials, Shanghai Hongte Chemical, Shanxi Yongdong, Shanxi Yuanzheng, Shijiazhuang Xinxing Chemical & Charcoal, Suzhou Baohua, Tianjin Dolphin and Wuxi Shuangcheng. Most of the major multinationals in the industry – Cabot, CSRC, Columbian, Orion (formerly Evonik Degussa) and Tokai – have also established carbon black plants in China, sometimes in majorityowned joint ventures with local companies. With passenger car sales in China rising by 32.4% in 2010, domestic demand for tyres and therefore also for carbon black has been booming. However, the growth of China’s tyre manufacturing sector has been slightly hampered by the imposition of anti-dumping duties on passenger car tyres imported from China into the US onwards from early 2010. In due course, anti-dumping duties may also be imposed on Chinese imports of offroad tyres as a consequence of a recent petition filed with the US Department of Commerce by Titan Tire Corp and Bridgestone Americas Inc. China has also emerged as a substantial exporter of carbon black. Exports in 2011 are expected to be double the 2010 level, which already represented a 40% increase on the 2009 figure. Original Source: Federal Register, 7 Oct 2011, 76 (195), 62356-62364 (Website: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys). Press Release from: CCM International Ltd, 17th Floor, Huihua Commercial & Trade Mansion, 80 Xianlie Zhong Road, Guangzhou 510070, China, website: http://www.cnchemicals.com (7 Oct 2011)
PLANTS China: Dow Corning & Wacker Chemie – fumed silica Dow Corning and Wacker Chemie recently celebrated the completion of the second phase of their fumed silica joint venture plant at Zhangjiagang (Jiangsu province). The first-phase
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