Caustic Soda Flakes

  Purpose

 Used in the production of paper and cellulose pulp;

 Used in the production of soap, synthetic detergent, synthetic fatty acid and refining of   animal and vegetable oils.

 In textile printing and dyeing industry, it is used as desizing agent, scouring agent and   mercerizing agent for cotton cloth.

 In the chemical industry, it is used to produce borax, sodium cyanide, formic acid,   oxalic  acid, phenol, etc.

 It is used in the petroleum industry to refine petroleum products and is used in oilfield   drilling mud.

 It is also used in the production of alumina, surface treatment of metal zinc and metal   copper, as well as glass, enamel, leather, medicine, dyes and pesticides.

 Food-grade products are used as acid neutralizers in the food industry, as peeling   agents for citrus and peaches, as well as decolorizers and deodorizers.

Market Trend

 Production capacity is mainly concentrated in Asia. In recent years, the growth rate of   global Caustic Soda Flakes production capacity has generally fluctuated between 4%   and 6%. In 2012, the global caustic soda production capacity had a relatively large   expansion, with a production capacity growth rate of 9.42%, and an annual production   capacity increase of about 7.959 million tons. The reason  for the large growth may be   that the consumption demand of the world, especially China, the major caustic soda   consumer, continued to expand between 2010 and 2011, and the growth rate was at a   historically high level. In 2011, the consumption growth rate in China was 14.88%.   Since 2012, the growth rate of global caustic soda production capacity has slowed   down. By the end of 2020, the global causticsoda production capacity has reached   99.959 million tons.