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Around the World with Chlor-Alkali
Chlor-alkali is the largest end use of salt. Consumption is expected to grow. Impact of chlor-alkali on the overall salt market differs between world regions.
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The Protein Transformation Towards Animal Free Diets, or «The Wurst is over”
Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions through conversion towards meat free diets
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Weakness of the US Chlor-Alkali Industry has Little Impact on the Overall US Salt Market
The Important Share of Chlor-Alkali in the Overall US Salt Use The US, chlor-alkali industry accounts for about a third of the countrie’s total salt consumption. Weakness of the US Chlor-Alkali Industry in Past Quarters Increasing interest rates and high inflation in the US, have dampened demand, especially for sectors Read more…
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European salt consumption decreased by 10% – Salt prices under pressure
Economic downturn stops recovery of the European chlor-alkali markets The European chlor-alkali industry had just started to recover from the drastic decline following the energy price shock. Chlorine production increased in January and February, but re-decreased in March and April with the downturn of the European chemical industry. In 2020 Read more…
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Is the Chinese Salt Import Market Slowing Down?
The Importance of the Chinese Import Market The Chinese import market is key to export oriented large scale solar salt producers in India, Australia, and Mexico. Four projects are currently under way in Australia at different stages (K+S Group – Ashburton, BCI Minerals – Mardie Salt and Potash, Leichhard Industrial Read more…
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Update on Salt Batteries
In a blogpost in early December last year, I wrote about the potential future use of salt batteries in electric vehicles and stationary energy storage. I also provided estimates on potential future salt use in batteries: https://saltmarketinfo.com/salt-based-batteries-5/ Battery Storage Capacity in EV’s and Stationary Energy Storage is Growing Faster Than Read more…
Small Scale Uses
Little-Known, Small-Scale Uses of Salt – Investment Casting
Investment Casting with Salt Cores Investment casting is used to produce precise components with complex geometries. Salt is an interesting material for this technology. Salt cores are produced by injection casting of molten salt, which produces casting moulds with high mechanical and thermal stability and smooth internal surfaces. The salt Read more…
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Little Known, Small Scale Uses of Salt – Construction Material
from a Central European perspective, the use of salt as a construction material sounds little attractive at first sight. In periods of extended rainfall, a salt construction risks to dissolve and disappear. Combining salt with other materials is difficult, because salt is corrosive. Salt Construction Materials Attract the Interest of Read more…
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Little Known, Small Scale Uses of Salt
In a series of blogposts, I will describe some little know smaller scale uses of salt: Salt Used for Geo-Engineering In a recent post, “Salt in ancient customs – cruz de sal”, I wrote about the ancient Spanish custom to avoid hailstorms by spreading salt in the form of a Read more…
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Pulp and Paper – A Stagnating Downstream Salt Market
How Does Salt Connect With Pulp and Paper Salt consumption links to the pulp and paper market via two chemicals – caustic soda and sodium chlorate. Pulp production consumed about 6.7 million tons of caustic soda globally in 2022. In addition it consumed about 3.2 million tons of sodium chlorate. Read more…