Global Industrial Salts Market – Industry Trends and Forecast to 2031

Análise e dimensão do mercado de sais industriais

O mercado dos sais industriais está a registar avanços e crescimento significativos impulsionados por utilizações inovadoras e pelas tecnologias mais recentes. Setores-chave como o processamento químico, o tratamento de água e o farmacêutico estão a aproveitar métodos de produção refinados para satisfazer as crescentes exigências. Este crescimento é impulsionado pela versatilidade dos sais industriais em diversas aplicações, prometendo maior eficiência e sustentabilidade nos processos industriais em todo o mundo.

A dimensão do mercado global de sais industriais foi avaliada em 16,61 mil milhões de dólares em 2023 e deverá atingir os 25,48 mil milhões de dólares até 2031, com um CAGR de 5,50% durante o período de previsão de 2024 a 2031. Além dos insights sobre cenários de mercado, como o valor do mercado, a taxa de crescimento, a segmentação, a cobertura geográfica e os grandes players, os relatórios de mercado com curadoria da Data Bridge Market Research incluem também análises especializadas aprofundadas, produção e capacidade da empresa representada geograficamente, layouts de rede de distribuidores e parceiros, análise detalhada e atualizada das tendências de preços e análise do défice da cadeia de abastecimento e da procura.

Âmbito do relatório e segmentação de mercado

Definição de mercado

Os sais industriais referem-se a vários sais utilizados principalmente em processos industriais e não para consumo direto. Os tipos comuns incluem o cloreto de sódio (sal de cozinha), o cloreto de potássio e o cloreto de magnésio. Estes sais desempenham diversas funções em indústrias como a fabricação de produtos químicos, tratamento de água , processamento de alimentos e agricultura. São valorizados pelas suas propriedades químicas, solubilidade e capacidade de modificar as características físicas dos materiais.

Dinâmica do mercado de sais industriais

Motoristas

• Procura da Indústria Química

A indústria química impulsiona uma procura significativa de sais industriais, como o cloreto de sódio (NaCl), crucial no fabrico de cloro e soda cáustica. Estes produtos químicos são fundamentais em diversos processos industriais, desde o tratamento de água aos produtos farmacêuticos e ao processamento de alimentos. Por exemplo, o cloro é essencial para a produção de PVC, enquanto a soda cáustica é fundamental no fabrico de sabões e detergentes. Esta dependência sublinha o papel indispensável dos sais industriais na sustentação da produção química e no crescimento global do mercado.

• Aumento da utilização na indústria de petróleo e gás

O sal desempenha um papel fundamental na indústria do petróleo e do gás, aumentando a eficiência da perfuração e a produtividade dos poços. É utilizado em fluidos de perfuração para controlar a pressão e lubrificar os equipamentos de perfuração, garantindo operações suaves e estabilidade do poço. Por exemplo, as soluções de cloreto de sódio ajudam a manter a pressão do poço durante as fases de perfuração e completação, otimizando os processos de extração. Esta aplicação crítica sublinha a contribuição indispensável do sal para satisfazer as exigências do sector energético para uma produção eficiente de petróleo e gás.

Oportunidades

• Aplicações crescentes de tratamento de água

Os processos de tratamento de água dependem fortemente de sais industriais, como o cloreto de sódio, para fins de amaciamento e purificação. Os municípios utilizam sais para tratar a água potável, garantindo que esta cumpre os padrões de qualidade. Da mesma forma, os sectores industriais utilizam sais para purificar a água nos processos de fabrico, garantindo uma óptima qualidade do produto e longevidade do equipamento. Esta procura sublinha o papel crítico dos sais na garantia de água limpa e segura para consumo e utilização industrial, impulsionando assim o crescimento do mercado de sais industriais.

• Utilização em descongelamento de estradas e remoção de neve

During winter, salts such as sodium chloride play a critical role in de-icing roads and runways, essential for ensuring safe transportation routes. This demand surge from the government and transportation sectors significantly drives the industrial salts market. For instance, municipalities and airports globally rely on large quantities of salt to melt ice and snow, maintaining operational safety and efficiency during harsh winter conditions.

 Restraints/Challenges

• Challenges in Logistics and Transportation

Logistics and transportation pose significant hurdles for the industrial salts market, particularly with bulk quantities and long-distance transport. Issues include high transportation costs, risks of spillage or contamination, and logistical complexities in storage and distribution. These challenges increase operational expenses and affect timely delivery, impacting market competitiveness and reliability for industrial users.

• Quality and Purity Standards

Meeting stringent quality and purity standards required by various industries poses a significant hindrance to the industrial salts market. These standards often necessitate costly production processes and rigorous quality control measures, thereby increasing overall production expenses. This can deter potential market growth as manufacturers face challenges in maintaining compliance without substantial cost implications.

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Impact and Current Market Scenario of Raw Material Shortage and Shipping Delays

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Expected Impact of Economic Slowdown on the Pricing and Availability of Products

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Recent Development

• In July 2022, Compass Minerals reported a significant increase, selling approximately 4.8 million tons of highway anti-icing products across Canada, the U.S., and the United Kingdom. This growth reflects robust demand for their highway maintenance solutions in multiple markets
• In January 2021, Tata Chemicals Ltd. is currently negotiating the acquisition of Archean's Group salt unit. This potential acquisition aims to expand Tata Chemicals' portfolio in minerals, alkali products, and other chemical-based offerings
• In January 2021, Tata Chemicals Ltd announced plans to acquire Archean Group's industrial salt unit. This strategic move aimed to bolster Tata Chemicals' business by integrating a facility with an annual production capacity of 3 million tons. The acquisition was poised to strengthen Tata Chemicals' position in the industrial salt market, fostering potential growth and operational synergy

Industrial Salts Market Scope

The market is segmented on the basis of source, product, manufacturing process, and application. The growth amongst these segments will help you analyse meagre growth segments in the industries and provide the users with a valuable market overview and market insights to help them make strategic decisions for identifying core market applications.

Source

• Brine
• Salt Mines

Product

• Rock Salt
• Salt in Brine
• Solar Salt
• Vacuum Pan Salt

Application

• Chemical Processing
  • Caustic soda
  • Soda ash
  • Chlorine
• Water Treatment
• De-icing
• Agriculture
• Food Processing
• Oil and Gas
• Other Applications

Manufacturing Process

• Solar Evaporation
• Vacuum Evaporation
• Conventional Mining
• Industrial Salts Market Regional Analysis/Insights

The market is analyzed and market size insights and trends are provided by source, product, manufacturing process, and application as referenced above.

The countries covered in the market report are U.S., Canada and Mexico in North America, Germany, France, U.K., Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium, Russia, Italy, Spain, Turkey, Rest of Europe in Europe, China, Japan, India, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Rest of Asia-Pacific (APAC) in the Asia-Pacific (APAC), Saudi Arabia, U.A.E, South Africa, Egypt, Israel, Rest of Middle East and Africa (MEA) as a part of Middle East and Africa (MEA), Brazil, Argentina and Rest of South America as part of South America.

Asia-Pacific is expected to dominate the industrial salts market due to the burgeoning chlor-alkali industry and increasing proliferation of water treatment plants in the region, driving significant growth and demand for industrial salts in various applications.

North America is expected to expand at a significant growth in the industrial salts market over the forecast period, driven by increasing demand for the product in agricultural applications within the region.

The country section of the report also provides individual market impacting factors and changes in regulation in the market domestically that impacts the current and future trends of the market. Data points such as down-stream and upstream value chain analysis, technical trends and porter's five forces analysis, case studies are some of the pointers used to forecast the market scenario for individual countries. Also, the presence and availability of global brands and their challenges faced due to large or scarce competition from local and domestic brands, impact of domestic tariffs and trade routes are considered while providing forecast analysis of the country data.   

Competitive Landscape and Industrial Salts Market Share Analysis

The market competitive landscape provides details by competitor. Details included are company overview, company financials, revenue generated, market potential, investment in research and development, new market initiatives, global presence, production sites and facilities, production capacities, company strengths and weaknesses, product launch, product width and breadth, application dominance. The above data points provided are only related to the companies' focus related to market.

Some of the major players operating in the market are:

• Compass Minerals (U.S.)
• Cargill, Incorporated (U.S.)
• ACIL (India)
• Tata Chemicals Ltd. (India)
• K+S Aktiengesellschaft (Germany)
• Morton Salt, Inc. (U.S.)
• Nahta Salt & Chemicals Pvt Ltd (India)
• Ahir Salt Industries (India)
• Satyesh Brinechem. (India)
• Amra Salt Factory (India)
•  MITSUI & CO., LTD. (Japan)
• Rio Tinto  (U.K.)
• SKC Salt (India)
• Kutch Brine Chem Industries (India)
• Dev Salt Pvt. Ltd. (India)
• Donald Brown Group (U.S.)
• EUsalt c/o KELLEN (Belgium)

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