Global consumption of Industrial 's38; Caustic Potash (http://www.strategyr.com/Industrial_... totaled an estimated 28.32 million tons in 2007. Asia-Pacific represents the largest market in terms of consumption for the year 2008, accounting for an estimated 31.8% of global consumption volume. The region is also poised to post the fastest growth rate in terms of consumption over the years 2001 through 2010, at a CAGR of 3.35%. Fertilizers represent the largest end-use segment for Industrial 's38; Caustic potash worldwide, with consumption estimated at 25.12 million tons in 2008.
Pricing of potash in the international markets is highly dependant on the demand for fertilizers, as fertilizers account for a lion'ss share of potash usage. The growing agricultural acreage in the recent past has resulted in very high utilization of capacity and strong prices. China and India are among the largest consumers of potash in the world. A large portion of potash in these regions is imported. Owing to the high demand in these regions, potash prices have stayed firm in the global market.
Leading players profiled in the report include Agrium Inc., Armand Products, Ashta Chemicals Inc., Haifa Chemicals Ltd., ICL Fertilizers, JSC Uralkali, K+S KALI GmbH, Occidental Chemical Corporation, PotashCorp., Qinghai Salt lake Potash Co., Ltd., and The Mosaic Company, among others.
The report titled Industrial 's38; Caustic Potash: A Global Strategic Business Report published by Global Industry Analysts, Inc., provides a comprehensive review of market trends, product overview, key markets worldwide, product introductions/innovations, and recent industry activity. The report analyzes market data and analytics in volume sales for regions such as the United States, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), the Middle East, and Latin America over the years 2001 through 2010. Long-term projections are presented over the years 2011 through 2015. End-uses of potash analyzed in the report include Fertilizers, Computer 's38; TV Monitors, Food 's38; Pharmaceuticals, Crystal 's38; Ceramics, Soap, and Others (Applications such as dyes, oxalic acid, chemicals, paper, alkaline batteries, gas purification etc)
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