Why is there such a big difference between soda ash and caustic soda?
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Experts, the soda ash industry is currently in a poor state of health; the entire industry is essentially losing money. The market for caustic soda seems to be okay; the two types of alkalis are somewhat interchangeable. Why is there such a big difference in their market conditions? Is it because PVC is not profitable that many companies have stopped production, resulting in a shortage of caustic soda? Could some expert please explain this? Thank you
Really? The caustic soda industry relies mainly on by-products for its operation, and it requires a lot of land
The market situation of a product depends on the sales performance of its upstream and downstream products. Chlor-alkali products have a wide range of applications and there is high market demand for them; therefore, their current profitability isn’t bad.