| In 2009, the financial crisis and the dual pressures | | | | country after the United States in the outbreak |
| of excess production capacity, China's soda ash | | | | of the financial crisis began, and soda ash exports |
| industry, heavy losses losses of large enterprises | | | | ranked second in the world, China launched a full |
| up to a billion dollars, mid sized losses of up to | | | | fledged competition, the United States to take |
| thousands of yuan, the small business losses are | | | | measures to cut prices to expand market share, |
| over one million yuan. With the advent of the new | | | | will also result in China's exports this year's Soda a |
| year, the financial crisis on China's soda ash | | | | greater impact. In addition, the European Solvay |
| industry, adverse impact is gradually decreased, | | | | companies joined the battle for the Asian market |
| but industry wide overcapacity problem still worse. | | | | in 2009, began a large scale exports to Asia soda |
| Therefore, China Soda Industry Association vice | | | | ash.Wang Xiling said that this year with the full |
| president and secretary general Wang Xiling, said | | | | recovery of the national economy and the |
| in an interview, and strictly control the production | | | | continued growth of GDP, the domestic soda ash |
| capacity and maintain market stability soda ash | | | | consumption will increase more than in 2009, the |
| industry is facing this year's top priority. | | | | average selling price will be higher than in 2009. "If |
| According to Wang Xiling introduced in 2009, | | | | we can properly control the total amount of |
| China's soda ash production capacity has reached | | | | losses in the whole industry will be much |
| 24 million tons, output is expected to more than | | | | improved; and if controlled properly, the possibility |
| 19 million tons, the domestic demand for soda ash | | | | of some loss making enterprises continue to |
| is not expected to more than 17 million tons and | | | | great." |
| export volume of more than 200 million tons, | | | | To this end, Wang Xiling pointed out: "soda ash |
| throughout the year, five million tons production | | | | industry, this year's idea is to control the amount |
| capacity idle. "Even if there is no financial crisis, the | | | | of work, reduce losses, as far as possible to 80% |
| soda ash industry, the problem of excess | | | | capacity to play around in order to ensure a basic |
| production capacity will be completely exposed in | | | | balance between supply and demand. This will |
| 2009." Wang Xiling, said in 2010 the domestic soda | | | | require industry support and cooperation of large |
| ash industry, new capacity will be nearly 200 | | | | enterprises. Association hope that large scale |
| million tons, while demand is also the most | | | | backbone enterprise in which a good location (near |
| optimistic estimates of the about 18 million tons | | | | the energy, raw materials and convenient |
| and export volume will be 200 million tons, soda | | | | transportation origin) and enterprises as well as |
| ash industry overcapacity situation will worsen. | | | | equipment, technology and management with high |
| Wang Xiling analysis, soda ash exports this year | | | | levels of three types of enterprises are able to |
| will be further constrained, export volume is | | | | consciously control the production capacity, |
| expected to be reduced by 30 million tons. He told | | | | maintain the no loss and have a small amount of |
| reporters, October 6, 2009, Indian Ministry of | | | | profit the same time, price stability conducive to |
| Finance issued the final ruling notice originating in | | | | the survival of the fittest industry. " |
| China decided to impose a 20% soda ash special | | | | According to Wang Xiling introduction, soda ash |
| safeguard measures for tax, tax period from | | | | associations, in the drafting of a "soda ash |
| April 20, 2009 to 2010 4 19. The Indian side will | | | | industry, access conditions," (draft), production |
| also after the expiry of the current round of | | | | layout plans, project scale, energy saving emission |
| special safeguard measures to apply for an | | | | reduction, product quality, many aspects such as |
| extension, which will lead to this year, China | | | | soda ash project for new and existing enterprises |
| exported to the Indian soda ash substantially | | | | to improve Soda standards in order to curb |
| reduced. | | | | excess production capacity of soda ash industry, |
| Turkey, an annual output of 1 million tons of soda | | | | and continued expansion. At present, the |
| plant has also been put into production, because | | | | combination of soda ash Association is up across |
| of its close distance from the Middle East, soda | | | | the country summarizes the views of the "soda |
| ash exports to China posing a great threat in the | | | | ash industry, access conditions" for further |
| Middle East. As the world's first soda ash export | | | | modification and improvement. |