Introduction
I. Technology of production of caustic soda and resources used
I.1. Methods of production of caustic soda
I.2. The main suppliers of raw materials
I.3. Flows of supplies of raw materials
II. Production of caustic soda in CIS countries
II.1 Quality of products
II.2 Volume of production of caustic soda in CIS countries in 1997-2006
II.2.1 Volume of production of caustic soda in Russia in 1997-2006
II.2.2 Volume of production of caustic soda in Ukraine in 1997-2006
II.3 The main enterprise-producers of caustic soda in the CIS
II.4 Current standing of the greatest producers of caustic soda
II.4.1 JSC "Caustic" (Sterlitamak, Bashkortostan)
II.4.2 JSC "Caustic" (Volgograd)
II.4.3 JSC "Sayanskkhimplast" (Sayansk, Irkutsk region)
II.4.4 PJSC "Karpatneftekhim" (former PJSC "Lukor") (Kalush, Ivano-Frankovsk region, Ukraine)
III. Export-import of caustic soda
III.1. Volume of export-import of caustic soda in Russia in 1997-2006
III.2. Tendencies and features of export-import supplies of caustic soda
III.3. The main flows of export-import supplies of caustic soda
III.3.1. The main flows of export supplies of caustic soda by Russia
III.3.2. The main flows of import supplies of caustic soda in Russia
III.4. Volume of export-import and the main foreign trade operations in caustic soda in Ukraine
IV. Review of prices on caustic soda in Russia
IV.1. Domestic prices on caustic soda
IV.2 Dynamics of export-import prices
V. Consumption of caustic soda in Russia
V.1 Balance of consumption of caustic soda in Russia
V.2 Structure of consumption of caustic soda in Russia
V.3 The main sector-consumers of caustic soda in Russia
V.3.1 Chemical and petrochemical industry
V.3.2 Pulp-and-paper industry
V.3.3 Nonferrous metallurgy
V.4 The main enterprise-consumers of caustic soda in Russia
V.4.1 JSC "Ust’-Ilimsk LPK" (Ust’-Ilimsk, Irkutsk region)
V.4.2 JSC "Ural aluminium plant" (Kamensk-Uralsky, Sverdlovsk region)
V.4.3. JSC "Sredneuralsk copper smelter (SUMZ)" (Revda, Sverdlovsk region)
V.4.4 JSC "Volzhsky orgsintez" (Volzhsky, Volgograd region)
VI. Forecast of development of Russian market of caustic soda up to 2012
Appendix: Contact information on enterprise-producers of caustic soda in CIS countries
List of Tables:
Table 1. Capacities and applied technology of production of caustic soda in the CIS
Table 2. Breakage of balance reserves and mining of salt by various commercial types in Russia
Table 3. Deposits of rock salt, used in production of caustic soda and companies, mining the deposits
Table 4. Requirements, imposed on quality of caustic soda (according to GOST 2263-79)
Table 5. Requirements, imposed on quality of caustic soda (according to GOST 11078-78)
Table 6. Requirements, imposed on quality of caustic soda (according to GOST 4328-77)
Table 7. Dynamics of production of caustic soda in CIS countries in 1997-2006, thousand t
Table 8. Production of caustic soda in Russia in 1997-2006, thousand t (in equivalent of 100% NaOH)
Table 9. Production of caustic soda in Ukraine in 1997-2006, thousand t
Table 10. The greatest producers of caustic soda in the CIS in 2003-2006
Table 11. The greatest Russian consumers of caustic soda of production of JSC "Caustic" (Sterlitamak) in 2004-2006, thousand t
Table 12. The greatest foreign consumers of caustic soda of production of JSC "Caustic" (Sterlitamak) (thousand t) and their shares in total volume of the company exports (%) in 2004-2006
Table 13. SWOT-analysis of JSC "Caustic" (Sterlitamak)
Table 14. Capacities and volumes of production of caustic soda of Volgograd JSC "Caustic" in 1997-2006 (thousand t in equivalent of solid substance)
Table 15. The greatest Russian consumers of caustic soda of production of Volgograd JSC "Caustic" in 2004-2006, thousand t
Table 16. The greatest foreign consumers of liquid caustic soda of production of JSC "Caustic" (thousand t) and their shares in total volume of the exports of the company (%) in 2004-2006
Table 17. SWOT-analysis of JSC "Caustic" (Volgograd)
Table 18. The greatest Russian consumers of caustic soda of production of JSC "Sayanskkhimplast"in 2004-2006, thousand t
Table 19. Russian foreign trade in caustic soda in 1997-2006 (thousand t in equivalent of solid substance)
Table 20. Export of caustic soda by Russian enterprises in 2004-2006, thousand t (in equivalent of solid substance)
Table 21. Export of caustic soda by kinds by Russian enterprises in 2005 and 2006, thousand t, %
Table 22. The main country-importers of Russian caustic soda in 2003-2006 and 1 half of 2007, thousand t, %
Table 23. The main country-exporters of caustic soda to Russia in 2003-2006 and 1 half of 2007, thousand t, %
Table 24. Ukrainian foreign trade in caustic soda in 2004-2006 and 1 half of 2007, thousand t (in equivalent of solid substance)
Table 25. Export of caustic soda by Ukrainian enterprises in 2004-2006 and 1 half of 2007, thousand t
Table 26. Country-importers of Ukrainian caustic soda in 2004-2006 and 1 half of 2007
Table 27. Country-exporters of caustic soda to Ukraine in 2004-2006 and 1 half of 2007
Table 28. Domestic prices of Russian producers of solid caustic soda in 2004-2007, thousand Ruble/t exclusive of VAT
Table 29. Russian export prices on liquid caustic soda by countries
in 2001-2006 ($/t)
Table 30. Russian export prices on solid caustic soda by countries in 2001-2006 ($/t)
Table 31. Export prices on caustic soda of Russian companies in 2001-2006 ($/t)
Table 32. Russian import prices on liquid caustic soda by countries in 2001-2006 ($/t)
Table 33. Russian import prices on solid caustic soda by countries in 2001-2006 ($/t)
Table 34. Supply-demand balance of caustic soda in Russia in 1997-2006, thousand t (in equivalent of 100% NaOH)
Table 35. Production of commodity products in pulp-and-paper industry of Russia in 2001-2006, thousand t
Table 36. Structure of supplies of caustic soda to the greatest Russian consumers in 2004-2006, thousand t
Table 37. Structure of supplies of caustic soda to JSC "Ust’-Ilimsk LPK" in 2004-2006, thousand t
Table 38. Structure of supplies of caustic soda to JSC "Ural aluminium plant" in 2004-2006, thousand t
Table 39. Production of the main kinds of commodity products of JSC "Sredneuralsk copper smelter" in 2003-2006, thousand t
Table 40. Financial-economic results of JSC "Sredneuralsk copper smelter" in 2003-2006, mln Ruble
Table 41. Structure of supplies of caustic soda to JSC "Sredneuralsk copper smelter" in 2004-2006, thousand t
Table 42. Supplies of caustic soda to JSC "Volzhsky orgsintez" in 2004-2006, thousand t
Table 43. Types of mercury cells, operating in Russia, and their current standing
Table 44. Investment projects on construction and expanding capacities on production of caustic soda in Russia
List of Figures:
Figure 1. Breakage of capacities on production of solid caustic soda by Russian companies
Figure 2. Shares of CIS countries in total volume of caustic soda production in 1997-2006, %
Figure 3. Dynamics of production of caustic soda in Russia, Ukraine and the as a whole in 1997-2006, thousand t
Figure 4. Utilisation of productive capacities of leading Russian producers of caustic soda in 2006, %
Figure 5. Utilisation of productive capacities of Ukrainian producers of caustic soda in 2006, %
Figure 6. Production of the main kinds of commodity products of JSC "Caustic" (Sterlitamak) in 1997-2006, thousand t
Figure 7. Dynamics of production of caustic soda by JSC "Caustic" (Volgograd) in 1997-2006, thousand t
Figure 8. Production of the main kinds of commodity products of JSC "Sayanskkhimplast" in 1997-2006, thousand t
Figure 9. Production of caustic soda by PJSC "Karpatneftekhim" in 1997-2006, thousand t
Figure 10. Dynamics of export-import operations in caustic soda in Russia in 1997-2006, thousand t (in equivalent of solid product)
Figure 11. Dynamics of production of caustic soda (thousand t) and share of export in total volume of its production of (%) in Russia in 1997-2006
Figure 12. Shares of export of caustic soda in volumes of its production at Russian enterprises, %
Figure 13. Structure of Russian export of caustic soda in 2006, %
Figure 14. Dynamics of export-import operations in caustic soda in Ukraine in 2004-2006, thousand t (in equivalent of solid product)
Figure 15. Dynamics of average domestic prices on caustic soda in Russia in 2000-2006 and 1 half of 2007, Ruble/t exclusive of VAT
Figure 16. Dynamics of export prices on caustic soda in Russia in 2000-2006 ($/t)
Figure 17. Dynamics of import prices on caustic soda in Russia in 2000-2006 ($/t)
Figure 18. Supply-demand balance of caustic soda in Russia in 1997-2006, thousand t (in equivalent of 100% NaOH)
Figure 19. Structure of consumption of liquid caustic soda in Russia by end-uses in 2006
Figure 20. Structure of consumption of solid caustic soda in Russia by end-uses in 2006
Figure 21. Dynamics of indices of production of some kinds of chemicals in Russia in 2001-2006 (% compared with 2000)
Figure 22. Production of the main kinds of products of JSC "Ust’-Ilimsk LPK" in 1997-2006, thousand t
Figure 23. Production of the main kinds of commodity products by JSC "Ural aluminium plant" in 1997-2006, thousand t
Figure 24. Volume of production of sodium tripolyphosphate by JSC "SUMZ" and in Russia as a whole in 1995-2006, thousand t
Figure 25. Volume of sales of JSC "Volzhsky orgsintez" in 2000-2006 and forecast on 2007, bln Rubles
Figure 26. Dynamics of production of sodium sulfate and hydrosulfite by JSC "Volzhsky orgsintez" in 1997-2006, thousand t
Figure 27. Forecast of development of production and consumption of caustic soda in the CIS up to 2010, thousand t | 
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