Soda Ash (sodium carbonate) in Russia, the CIS and the world: Production, Market and Forecast (19 edition)

ANNOTATION

INTRODUCTION

I. Brief Description of the Global Soda Ash Market

I.1. Global Natural Soda Ash Reserves as of the Beginning of 2026

I.2. Global Soda Ash Production Volumes from 1998 to 2025

I.3. Major Soda Ash Producing Countries

I.3.1. China

I.3.2. USA

I.4. Global Soda Ash Price Dynamics from 2014 to 2025

II. Soda Ash Production Technology and Raw Materials Used in Industry

II.1. Soda Ash Production Methods

II.2. Main Raw Material Suppliers

II.3. Supply Routes and Volumes

III. Soda Ash Production in Russia and the CIS

III.1. Product Quality

III.2. Soda Ash Production Volume in Russia and the EAEU/CIS Countries in 1997-2025

III.2.1. Soda Ash Production Volume in the Russian Federation in 1997-2026

III.3. Major Soda Ash Producers in the EAEU/CIS Countries

III.4. Current Status of the Largest Soda Ash Producers

III.4.1. Bashkir Soda Company JSC (Sterlitamak, Republic of Bashkortostan)

III.4.2. Berezniki Soda Plant JSC (Berezniki, Perm Krai)

III.4.3. Crimean Soda Plant PJSC (Krasnoperekopsk, Republic of Crimea)

III.4.4. Rusal Achinsk Alumina Refinery JSC (Krasnoyarsk Krai)

III.4.5. Pikalevskaya Soda JSC (Pikalevo, Leningrad Region)

III.4.6. Kungrad Soda Plant LLC (Kungrad, Karapakalstan, Uzbekistan)

III.4.7. Other Manufacturers

IV. Soda Ash Exports and Imports in the Russian Federation and the CIS

IV.1. Soda Ash Exports and Imports in the Russian Federation

IV.1.1. Soda Ash Exports and Imports in the Russian Federation from 1998 to Q1 2026

IV.1.2. Characteristics and Trends of Soda Ash Exports to the Russian Federation

IV.1.3. Main Destinations of Soda Ash Exports and Imports to the Russian Federation

IV.2. Soda Ash Exports and Imports in Kazakhstan in 2015-2025

IV.2. Soda Ash Exports and Imports in Uzbekistan in 2015-2025

IV.4. Soda Ash Imports in the CIS Countries in 2004-2025

V. Soda Ash Price Overview

V.1. Russian Producer Prices for Soda Ash in 1999-2026

V.2. Soda Ash Export-Import Price Trends in Russia in 1999-2025

V.3. Soda Ash Import Price Trends in Kazakhstan in 2020-2025

V.4. Soda Ash Export-Import Price Trends in Uzbekistan in 2020-2024

VI. Soda Ash Consumption in the CIS in 1997-2025

VI.1. Soda Ash Consumption in Russia in 1997–2025

VI.1.1. Soda Ash Consumption Balance in Russia

VI.1.2. Soda Ash Consumption Structure in Russia

VI.1.3. Main Industries Consuming Soda Ash in Russia

VI.1.3.1. Glass Industry

VI.1.3.2. Non-Ferrous Metallurgy

VI.1.3.3. Chemical and Petrochemical Industry

VI.1.3.4. Pulp and Paper Industry

VI.1.3.5. Other Uses of Soda

VI.1.4. Main Russian Consumers of Soda Ash

VI.1.4.1. JSC RUSAL URAL, RUSAL Kamensk-Uralsky Branch (Ural Aluminum Smelter), Sverdlovsk Region

VI.1.4.2. Rusal Ural JSC, Krasnooustinsk branch of United Company Rusal Bogoslovsky Aluminum Smelter, Sverdlovsk Region

VI.1.4.3. Salavatsteklo JSC (Republic of Bashkortostan)

VI.1.4.4. RusDzham Steklotara Holding LLC

VI.1.4.5. Norilsk Nickel MMC PJSC

VI.2. Soda Ash Consumption in Kazakhstan in 2020-2025

VI.2.1. Soda Ash Consumption Balance in Kazakhstan

VI.2.2. Estimated Soda Ash Consumption Structure in Kazakhstan, in 2024, %

VI.2.3. Main Industries Consuming Soda Ash in Kazakhstan

VI.2.3.1. Glass Industry

VI.2.3.2. Non-ferrous Metallurgy

VI.2.3.3. Chemical and Petrochemical Industry

VI.2.3.4. Pulp and Paper Industry

VI.2.3.5. Other Uses of Soda

VI.2.4. Main Kazakhstani Consumers of Soda Ash

JSC Aluminum of Kazakhstan (Pavlodar)

JSC Aktobe Chromium Compounds Plant

LLP Orda Glass Ltd (Kyzylorda)

VI.3. Soda Ash Consumption in Uzbekistan in 2020-2025

VI.3.1. Soda Ash Consumption Balance in Uzbekistan

VI.3.2. Estimated Soda Ash Consumption Structure in Uzbekistan in 2024

VI.3.3. Main Industries Consuming Soda Ash in Uzbekistan

VI.3.3.1. Glass Industry

VI.3.3.2. Non-ferrous Metallurgy

VI.3.3.3. Chemical and Petrochemical Industry

VI.3.3.4. Pulp and Paper Industry

VI.3.3.5. Other Uses of Soda Ash

VI.3.4. Main Uzbek Consumers of Soda Ash

VII. Forecast for the Development of the Russian Soda Ash Market

VII.1. Forecast for the Development of Soda Ash Production Capacity in the CIS through 2035

VII.2. Forecast for Soda Ash Production and Consumption in Russia, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan through 2035

Russia

Kazakhstan

Uzbekistan

Appendix 1: Statistical Data for 1997-2015

Appendix 2: Contact information for soda ash producers in the CIS countries

Appendix 3: Contact information for soda ash consumers in Russia

Table 1: Physical properties of sodium carbonate

Table 2: Soda ash production in major producing countries in 2004-2025, thousand tons

Table 3: Soda ash consumption balance in China in 2005-2025, thousand tons, %

Table 4: Main destinations of Chinese soda ash exports in 2008-2025, thousand tons

Table 5: Soda ash producers in the USA

Table 6: Soda ash consumption balance in the USA in 2003-2025, thousand tons, %

Table 7: Soda ash exports from the USA by country in 2008-2025, thousand tons

Table 8: CIS enterprises with soda ash production capacities and the technologies they use (as of the beginning of 2026)

Table 9: Distribution of Balance Reserves and Production of Salt of Various Industrial Types

Table 10: Russian Deposits of Rock Salt Used in Soda Ash Production and Enterprises Developing Them

Table 11: Main Deposits of Carbonate Raw Materials Used in Soda Ash Production

Table 12: Nepheline Concentrate Composition, %

Table 13: Railroad Supplies of Ammonia to Enterprises Producing Soda Ash by the Solvay Method in 2006-2023, Thousand Tons

Table 14: Quality Requirements for Grade A Soda Ash (according to GOST 5100-85)

Table 15: Quality Requirements for Grade B Soda Ash (according to GOST 5100-85)

Table 16: Quality Requirements Soda ash (according to GOST 10689-75)

Table 17: Quality requirements for grades K and P soda ash (according to TU 2131-048-00205311-2010)

Table 18: Soda ash production in the CIS countries in 1998-2025, thousand tons

Table 19: Soda ash production in Russia in 2016-2026, thousand tons

Table 20: Largest soda ash producers in the CIS in 2009 - Q1 2026, thousand tons

Table 21. Soda ash rail deliveries from JSC BSC to the largest Russian consumers in 2016 - Q1 2026, thousand tons

Table 22: Export destinations for soda ash from JSC BSC in 2016 - Q1 2026, thousand tons

Table 23: Railroad deliveries of soda ash from JSC BSZ to major Russian consumers in 2016 - Q1 2026, thousand tons

Table 24: Consumer countries of soda ash produced by JSC BSZ in 2004 - Q1 2026, thousand tons, %

Table 25: Consumer countries of soda ash produced by PJSC Crimean Soda Plant in 2002-2013, thousand tons, %

Table 26: Consumer countries of soda ash produced by PJSC Crimean Soda Plant in 2014-2025, thousand tons, %

Table 27: Railroad deliveries of soda ash from PJSC Crimean Soda Plant to the largest Russian consumers in 2015–Q1 2026, thousand tons

Table 28: Railroad deliveries of soda ash from JSC AGK to the largest Russian consumers in 2016–Q1 2026, thousand tons

Table 29: Countries consuming soda ash produced by JSC AGK in 2004–2025, thousand tons

Table 30: Railroad deliveries of soda ash from CJSC Pikalevskaya Soda to the largest Russian consumers in 2016–Q1 2026, thousand tons

Table 31: Export destinations for soda ash produced by JSC Pikalevskaya Soda 2004-2005, 2011-2012, 2015-2016, 2019 – Q1 2026, thousand tons

Table 32: Foreign Trade in Soda Ash in the Russian Federation in 2016-2025, thousand tons

Table 33: Share of Soda Ash Exports in Total Soda Ash Production in the Russian Federation in 2016 – Q1 2026, thousand tons, %

Table 34: Soda Ash Supplies to Foreign Markets by Russian Producers and Their Share of Total Russian Exports in 2016 – Q1 2026, thousand tons, %

Table 35: Main Countries Importing Russian Soda Ash in 2016 – Q1 2026, thousand tons

Table Table 36: Foreign Trade Operations with Soda Ash in Kazakhstan in 2015-2025, thousand tons

Table 37: Countries Supplying Soda Ash to Kazakhstan in 2015-2025, thousand tons

Table 38: Main Kazakhstani Importers of Soda Ash in 2020-2025, thousand tons

Table 39: Foreign Trade Operations with Soda Ash in Uzbekistan in 2015-2025, thousand tons

Table 40: Destinations of Soda Ash Exports in Uzbekistan in 2015-2025, thousand tons

Table 41: Destinations of Soda Ash Imports in Uzbekistan in 2017-2025, thousand tons

Table Table 42: Soda Ash Supplier Countries to Belarus in 2015-2025, thousand tons

Table 43: Soda Ash Supplies to Other CIS Countries in 2007-2025, thousand tons

Table 44: Average Soda Ash Export Prices in China and Russia in 2016-2025, $/t

Table 45: Soda Ash Prices of Various Grades Exported by Russia in 2004-2024, $/t

Table 46: Average export prices for Russian soda ash for major consumer countries in 2016-2024, $/t

Table 47: Export prices for soda ash from Russian producers in 2004-2024, $/t

Table 48: Major suppliers of soda ash to Russia in 2005-2021 and prices for imported products, $/t

Table 49: Average import prices for soda ash from major supplier countries to Kazakhstan in 2020-2025, $/t

Table 50: Average export and import prices for soda ash from major supplier/consumer countries to Uzbekistan in 2020-2024, $/t

Table 51: Soda ash consumption in Russia in 2016-2026, thousand tons, %

Table 52: Soda ash consumption structure in the Russian Federation in 2021-2024, thousand tons, %

Table 53: Soda ash consumption structure in the Russian Federation in 2014-2020, thousand tons, %

Table 54: Supplies soda ash to the largest Russian consumers in 2014 – 1 quarter. 2026, thousand tons

Table 55: Alumina Production and Soda Ash Supplies at Rusal Ural JSC in 2004-2025, thousand tons

Table 56: Alumina Production and Soda Ash Supplies at BAZ OJSC in 2004-2025, thousand tons

Table 57: Soda Ash Rail Shipments to RusDzham Glass Container Plants in 2021-2025, thousand tons

Table 58: Soda Ash Rail and Import Supplies to RusDzham Glass Container Plants in 2002-2020, thousand tons

Table 59: Soda Ash Supplies to Norilsk Nickel MMC in 2005-2025, thousand tons t

Table 60: Soda ash consumption in Kazakhstan in 2020-2025, thousand tons, %

Table 61: Sheet glass and glass container production in Kazakhstan in 2020-2025, thousand tons, million units

Table 62: Main Consumers of Soda Ash in Kazakhstan in 2020-2025, thousand tons

Table 63: Production of Chromium Salts and Consumption of Soda Ash in 2020-2025, thousand tons

Table 64: Soda Ash Consumption in Uzbekistan in 2020-2025, thousand tons, %

Table 65: Production of Sheet Glass and Glass Containers in Uzbekistan in 2020-2025, Soda Ash Consumption for the Production of These Products, thousand tons, million units

Table 66: Synthetic detergent production in Uzbekistan in 2020-2025, soda ash consumption for this product, thousand tons

Table 67: Forecast of soda ash production capacity in the CIS by 2035, thousand tons

Table 68: Forecast of soda ash consumption in the Russian Federation by industry up to 2035, thousand tons

Table 69: Forecast of soda ash demand in Kazakhstan in 2026-2035, thousand tons (optimistic and alternative scenarios)

Table 70: Forecast of soda ash production and consumption in Uzbekistan for 2026-2035, thousand tons

LIST OF TABLES APPENDIX 1

Table 1P: Soda Ash Production in Russia in 1997-2015, thousand tons

Table 2P: Soda Ash Rail Shipments by JSC BSC to Major Russian Consumers in 2006-2015, thousand tons

Table 3P: Soda Ash Export Destinations by JSC BSC in 2005-2015, thousand tons

Table 4P: Soda Ash Rail Shipments by JSC BSZ to Major Russian Consumers in 2004-2015, thousand tons

Table 5P: Major Ukrainian Consumers of Soda Ash Produced by PJSC Crimean Soda Plant in 2007-2012, thousand tons

Table 6P: Soda Ash Rail Shipments by JSC AGK to the largest Russian consumers in 2003-2015, thousand tons

Table 7P: Soda ash rail deliveries from Pikalevskaya Soda to the largest Russian consumers in 2004-2015, thousand tons

Table 8P: Foreign trade in soda ash in the Russian Federation in 1998-2019, thousand tons

Table 9P: Share of soda ash exports in total soda ash production in the Russian Federation in 1998-2015, thousand tons, %

Table 10P: Soda ash deliveries to foreign markets by Russian producers and their share of total Russian exports in 2004-2015, thousand tons, %

Table 11P: Main countries importing Russian soda ash in 2003-2015, thousand tons

Table 12P: Main Russian recipients of imported soda in 2005-2015, thousand tons

Table 13P: Share of soda ash exports in total production in Ukraine in 1999-2013, %

Table 14P: Main suppliers of Ukrainian soda ash to foreign markets in 1999-2013, thousand tons

Table 15P: Brand composition of Ukrainian soda ash exports in 2002-2013, thousand tons

Table 16P: Main consumer countries of Ukrainian soda ash in 1999-2013, thousand tons

Table 17P: Main supplier countries of soda ash to Ukraine in 1999-2013, thousand tons

Table 18P: Main Ukrainian recipients of imported soda ash in 2006-2013, thousand tons

Table 19P: Prices for soda ash produced by JSC BSK, excluding VAT

Table 20P: Prices for soda ash produced by JSC BSZ in 2004-2014, rubles/t, excluding VAT

Table 21P: Average export prices for Russian soda ash for main consuming countries in 2004-2015, $/t

Table 22P: Prices for soda ash of various grades exported by Ukraine in 2002-2013, $/t

Table 23P: Export prices for soda ash Soda from Ukrainian producers in 1999-2013, $/t

Table 24P: Average export prices for Ukrainian soda ash for major consumer countries in 1999-2013, $/t

Table 25P: Soda ash consumption in Russia in 1997-2015, thousand tons, %

Table 26P: Soda ash consumption structure in the Russian Federation in 2007-2013, thousand tons, %

Table 27P: Soda ash supplies to major Russian consumers in 2006-2013, thousand tons

Table 28P: Soda ash consumption in Ukraine in 1999-2013, thousand tons, %

Figure 1: Global Soda Ash Production Dynamics, 1998-2025, Million Tons

Figure 2: Soda Ash Production and Foreign Trade in China, 2003-2025, Million Tons

Figure 3: Average Export Price Dynamics for Soda Ash from the World's Largest Producers, 2014-2025, $/t

Figure 4: Schematic Diagram of the Solvay Ammonia Process for Soda Ash

Figure 5: Soda Ash Production in Russia and the CIS, 1997-2025, Thousand Tons

Figure 6: Share of CIS Countries in Soda Ash Production, 1997-2025, %

Figure 7: Soda Ash Production Dynamics in Russia, 1997-2026, Thousand Tons t

Figure 8: Share of enterprises in soda ash production in Russia in 2002-2025, %

Figure 9: Dynamics of soda ash production at JSC Bashkir Soda Company in 1997-2026, million tons

Figure 10: Dynamics of soda ash production at JSC BSZ in 1997-2026, thousand tons

Figure 11: Dynamics of soda ash production (thousand tons) and capacity utilization (%) at PJSC Crimean Soda Plant in 1997-2026

Figure 12: Soda Ash and Alumina Production Dynamics at the Astrakhan Alumina Concentrate in 1997–2026, thousand tons

Figure 13: Soda Ash Production Dynamics (Pikalevskaya Soda JSC) and Alumina (Pikalevskiy Alumina Plant LLC) in 1997–2026, thousand tons

Figure 14: Soda Ash Production Dynamics and Exports by the Kungrad Soda Plant in 2006–2025, thousand tons

Figure 15: Soda Production Volume in the Russian Federation and Dynamics of Export-Import Deliveries of the Product in 1998–2026, thousand tons

Figure 16: Structure of Russian Soda Ash Exports by Manufacturer in 2025, % (501.2 thousand tons)

Figure 17: Geographic structure of soda ash exports in the Russian Federation in 2003-2025, %

Figure 18: Dynamics of soda ash import supplies in Kazakhstan in 2015-2025, thousand tons

Figure 19: Dynamics of average wholesale prices for soda ash in Russia in 1999 - Q1 2026, thousand rubles/ton excluding VAT

Figure 20: Dynamics of export and import prices for soda ash in the Russian Federation in 1998-2025, $/ton

Figure 21: Dynamics of average import prices for soda ash in Kazakhstan in 2020-2025, $/ton

Figure 22: Dynamics of average export and import prices for soda ash in Uzbekistan in 2020-2024, $/t

Figure 23: Dynamics of production, consumption, export, and import of soda ash in Russia in 1997-2026, thousand tons

Figure 24: Main uses of soda ash in Russia in 2024, %

Figure 25: Structure of soda ash consumption in Russia in 2007-2024, %

Figure 26: Dynamics of sheet and container glass production in the Russian Federation in 2000-2025, million m2, million units

Figure 27: Structure of Soda Ash Consumption by Russian Glass Industry Enterprises in 2007-2024, %

Figure 28: Dynamics of Soda Ash Consumption by Russian Glass Industry Enterprises in 2007-2024, thousand tons

Figure 29: Dynamics of Alumina Production in the Russian Federation in 2000-2025, thousand tons

Figure 30: Dynamics of Alumina Production from Bauxite and Soda Ash Consumption in the Russian Federation in 2005-2025, thousand tons

Figure 31: Dynamics of Nickel and Cobalt Production, Rail Deliveries of Soda to Russian Metal Producers in 2007-2025, thousand tons

Figure 32: Growth Rate of the Chemical Industry in the Russian Federation in 2007-2025, % of the Previous Year year

Figure 33: Dynamics of sodium TPP, synthetic detergents, and lump silicate production, consumption of soda ash by the chemical industry of the Russian Federation in 2003-2024, thousand tons

Figure 34: Dynamics of total pulp production, supplies of soda ash to pulp and paper enterprises of the Russian Federation in 2007-2025, thousand tons

Figure 35: Production of sheet glass, lump silicate, and soda supplies to Salavatsteklo JSC in 2000-2024, thousand tons

Figure 36: Dynamics of soda ash consumption in Kazakhstan in 2020-2025, thousand tons

Figure 37: Main uses of soda ash in Kazakhstan in 2024, %

Figure 38: Dynamics of float glass and glass container production and

Figure 39: Structure of soda ash consumption by glass industry enterprises in Kazakhstan in 2020-2025, %, thousand tons

Figure 40. Dynamics of alumina and primary aluminum production and soda ash supplies to aluminum industry enterprises in Kazakhstan in 2020-2025, thousand tons

Figure 41. Dynamics of sodium TPF production, chromium compounds, synthetic detergents and soda ash consumption by chemical industry enterprises in Kazakhstan in 2020-2025, thousand tons

Figure 42. Dynamics of chromium compounds production by JSC "AZHS" in 2020-2025, thousand tons

Figure 43: Dynamics of soda ash production and consumption in Uzbekistan in 2020-2025, thousand tons

Figure 44: Structure of soda ash consumption in Uzbekistan in 2024, %

Figure 45: Forecast of soda ash production and consumption in the Russian Federation until 2035, thousand tons