Webinar

Global Soda Ash:
Producers & Buyers Plot Recovery From Worldwide Recession

LIVE RECORDING WITH Q&A from Tuesday 29 September 2009

Price: $499.00

ABOUT THIS WEBCAST

The $12.5 billion global soda ash market is being affected by the recession and a downturn in the demand for glass from the construction and automotive sectors. Rapid growth in the developing economies is expected to return but full recovery may take several years.

Many regional factors have evolved out of the dramatic economic turmoil initiated in 2008, and key countries have taken major actions to keep hold in this unstable environment.  China has boosted exports by some 25% this year, at a time when demand has fallen by a similar number in many major markets.  However, the latest indications are that the US exporters are now fighting back to recapture lost market share.  How will this rivalry influence market balances in key regions such as Asia and North America?

As markets remain volatile, many find it difficult to get a read on contract settlements for the end of 2009 and into 2010.  In this webcast Harriman Chemsult consultants will unveil the full global picture and their insight into market trends and developments at this critical buying and selling period.

For detailed information on the important soda ash industry sector, sign up today to view this Harriman Chemsult Webinar, presented by the world's leading experts in soda ash markets.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

• This webcast will provide informed analysis needed by firms in the glass, sodium chemicals, soap and detergent, mining, oil, water treatment and pulp & paper industries, as well as companies serving those industries.
• Global marketing and sales executives, Purchasing executives and buyers,  Product managers, Import/Export directors

 
WHAT IS COVERED?

• Import and export outlook for Europe, US and Asia.
• The oversupplied Chinese market: will exports increase, or will China attempt disciplined production?
• European market, and effect of import threats (China, USA, Turkey) and oversupply capability
• Flat glass—the prospects for recovery?
• Caustic Soda price reduction impact on switchable soda ash
• Effect of reduced chemicals demand on detergents and container glass segments
• Where will first growth for recovery come from – China, Middle East, South America, SE Asia?
• Potential effect of Indian tariff barriers on global market

SPEAKERS

Stephen Harriman
Stephen founded Harriman Chemsult in 1985.  He graduated with a B.Sc. Agricultural Economics from the University of Reading and an M.A. Agricultural Economics from the University of Leeds. His career started in agrochemicals and he had eleven years experience in chemical market research prior to forming his own consultancy. During this time he was Manager of the Fertilizer and Raw Materials Department at the British Sulphur Corporation. He initiated the Fertilizer and Chemicals Services at Commodities Research Unit. Finally, he established the Chlor-Alkali, Vinyl Chloride and Methanol Services at Tecnon UK.

Roger Pechey B.Sc.
Roger is senior analyst of soda ash markets and covers global supply-demand issues for this product in the monthly Chlor-Alkali Report. Prior to this, Roger was Harriman Chemsult’s manager of single and multi-client research and thus has experience of all the product sectors in which the company has an interest. Roger was also for a number of years Editor of the Bleaching Chemicals Report with particular responsibility for sodium chlorate markets. Before joining Harriman Chemsult, Roger worked for IAL Consultants and was involved in a wide range of single and multi-client research assignments in the plastics and chemicals sectors. Roger is a graduate of Brunel University.