Soda ash production and market in the CIS

Russia accounting for 5.3% of global soda ash output occupies the third place after China and the USA, while the aggregate share of the CIS countries equals 6.5%. During the 2007-2009 period, the output of sodium carbonate in the CIS declined 21.5%. Last year, the output of soda ash showed a 3.1% YOY reduction, to 3.56m tonnes mainly because of decreased output in Ukraine. Nevertheless, outlooks for soda ash manufacturing in this region are still optimistic owing to rising glass production.

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