Chemicals

Mining Chemicals

US industry forecasts for 2011 & 2016

Publication Date	November 2007
Publisher	Freedonia Group
Product Type	Report
Pages	145
ISBN Number	not applicable
Product Code	FED00037

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US Mining Chemical Demand by Market($2.3 billion)

US demand to surpass $2 billion by 2011 US demand for mining chemicals is projected to surpass $2 billion in 2011, aided by improved fundamentals in the US mining industry and a growing emphasis on the use of chemicals to improve operating efficiency at mines and mineral processing facilities. High commodity prices and strong global demand have greatly improved the outlook for the US mining industry. High natural gas and petroleum prices are renewing interest in coal as an energy source. In metals and building-related materials, high prices and strong global demand are improving prospects for US producers as imports are diverted to fast growing Asian consumers. Higher prices and improved profitability are providing investment impetus, with US companies considering capacity expansions, even at sites that in the past were not considered economically feasible.

Explosives to remain the leading mining chemical

Explosives, which accounted for more than half of total mining chemical demand in 2006, will continue to be the single largest product category, based mainly on their extensive use in coal and aggregate production. Demand for explosives will benefit from efforts to improve blast efficiency and decrease overall processing costs. Growth in mountaintop mining will boost explosives requirements in Eastern markets, although this will be offset to some extent by faster growth in Western mining regions, which generally are less explosives intensive. Demand for other chemicals will benefit from declining US ore quality, which increases the importance of processing technology. Lower grade ores usually require greater levels of beneficiation, a process that generally involves chemicals to some degree. Environmental and technical issues will encourage a shift in product mix to higher value chemicals in some cases. Nevertheless, volume demand will be restrained by continued efforts to reduce overall chemical consumption, especially through chemical reuse and recycling.

Large coal market offers best opportunities

Coal production was the largest market for mining chemicals in 2006, based primarily on large explosives requirements, and will provide the best growth Reliable analysis from Freedonia China team; details at www.freedoniagroup.com opportunities based on continued healthy demand for coal in electricity generation. Other mining applications -- particularly precious metals, copper and iron ore --generally use a wider variety of chemicals in addition to explosives. In these markets, growth will be aided by declining US ore quality and improving domestic mine production.

Study coverage

This new Freedonia industry study, Mining Chemicals, is priced at $4500. It presents historical demand data for the years 1996, 2001 and 2006 plus forecasts for 2011 and 2016 by mining chemical type, function, application and market. The study also considers market environment factors and global trends, evaluates company market share and profiles 32 US mining chemical industry competitors.

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This study covers the US market for mining and mineral processing chemicals. Products included in this study are industrial chemicals (e.g., inorganics, organics and polymers) used in the mining and processing of coal, metal ores (e.g., precious metals, copper, iron) and other nonmetallic minerals (e.g., stone, sand, gravel, clay). Product functions, such as explosives, leaching agents, lubricants, pH adjusters and flocculants, are also discussed, as are product applications such as blasting and drilling, mineral processing, and water and waste treatment. Furthermore, the major markets for mining chemicals as well as global trends are reviewed. In addition, major manufacturers of mining chemicals are identified and profiled, and the key industry competitive variables are discussed. This study excludes chemicals used in metal refining. The entire report is framed within the mining chemical industry's economic, technological and market environments.

Data on mining chemicals are reported in current US dollars and volume (i.e., pounds) for 1996, 2001 and 2006, with forecasts provided for 2011 and 2016. The term ""demand"" -- used interchangeably with ""market,"" ""sales"" and ""consumption"" -- is defined as all shipments from US plants, plus imports, minus exports. Tabular details may not add to totals due to independent rounding, and some ratios are based on unrounded numbers. Throughout the study, demand for mining chemicals is related to various indicators for comparative purposes and to facilitate further analysis. Macroeconomic and demographic indicators in this study were obtained from The Freedonia Group Consensus Forecasts dated August 2007. Because of the Bureau of Economic Analysis' use of chain-weighted price indexes, inflation-adjusted Gross Domestic Product components (2000 dollars) do not necessarily add to the total.

Introduction
I. Executive Summary
II. Market Environment
- General
- Macroeconomic Environment
- Consumer Spending & Income Patterns
- Manufacturing Outlook
- Mining Industry Outlook
- Pricing Patterns
- Market Volatility
- Environmental Regulations
- Tailings
- Water Treatment
- Resource Recovery
- Mine Safety
- World Overview
- Mining Production
- Mining Chemical Demand
III. Products & Functions
- General
- Demand By Type
- Inorganic Chemicals
- Organic Chemicals & Polymers
- Other
- Demand By Function
- Explosives
- Markets
- Suppliers
- Leaching Agents
- Ph Adjusters
- Lubricants
- Flocculants
- Other
IV. Applications
- General
- Blasting & Drilling
- Mineral Processing
- Leaching
- Flotation
- Other
- Water & Waste Treatment
- Other
V. Markets
- General
- Coal
- Coal Supply & Demand Outlook
- Mining Chemical Demand
- Precious Metals
- Precious Metal Supply & Demand Outlook
- Mining Chemical Demand
- Copper
- Copper Ore Supply & Demand Outlook
- Mining Chemical Demand
- Iron Ore
- Iron Ore Supply & Demand Outlook
- Mining Chemical Demand
- Other
- Other Mining Outlook
- Mining Chemical Demand
- Stone, Sand & Gravel
- Clay
- Lead & Zinc
- All Other
VI. Industry Structure
- General
- Market Share
- Dyno Nobel
- Orica
- Dupont
- Austin Powder
- Clariant International
- Other
- Competitive Strategies
- Marketing & Distribution
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Cooperative Agreements
- Company Profiles
  - Air Products And Chemicals Incorporated
  - Akzo Nobel Nv
  - Amcol International Corporation
  - American Colloid Company, See Amcol International
  - Arrmaz Custom Chemicals Incorporated
  - Ashland Incorporated
  - Astaris Llc, See Israel Chemicals Limited
  - Austin Powder Company
  - Borregaard Lignotech, See Orkla Asa
  - Century Mining, See Fuchs Petrolub Ag
  - Chevron Phillips Chemical Company Llc
  - Ciba Specialty Chemicals Holding Incorporated
  - Clariant International Limited
  - Cognis Deutschland Gmbh & Company Kg
  - Cyanco Company, See Nevada Chemicals And Rag Ag
  - Cyplus Corporation, See Rag Ag
  - Cytec Industries Incorporated
  - Degussa Ag, See Rag Ag
  - Dow Chemical Company
  - Drew Industrial, See Ashland Incorporated
  - Dupont (Ei) De Nemours
  - Dyno Nobel Limited
  - Evonik Industries Ag, See Rag Ag
  - Fmc Corporation
  - Fuchs Petrolub Ag
  - Ge Water & Process Technologies, See General Electric
  - General Electric Company
  - Huntsman Corporation
  - Icl Performance Products Lp, See Israel Chemicals Limited
  - Israel Chemicals Limited
  - Lignotech USA Incorporated, See Orkla Asa
  - Maxam Corporation Sa
  - Nalco Holdings Llc
  - Nasaco International Llc
  - Nevada Chemicals Incorporated
  - Orica Limited
  - Orkla Asa
  - Quaker Chemical Corporation
  - Rag Ag
  - Royal Dutch Shell Plc
  - Sanyo Chemical Industries Limited
  - Sasol Limited
  - Snf Sas
  - 3m Company
  - Tomah3 Products, See Air Products And Chemicals
  - Weber (A) Gmbh
  - Winnemucca Chemicals, See Nevada Chemicals
  - Wyo-Ben Incorporated
  - Zinkan Enterprises Incorporated
- Other Companies Mentioned In Study
Section I -- Executive Summary
- Summary Table
Section II -- Market Environment
- 1 Macroeconomic Overview
- 2 Consumer Spending & Income Patterns
- 3 Manufacturers' Shipments
- 4 Mineral Supply & Demand
- 5 Mining Chemical Pricing
- 6 Mining Chemical Market,
- 7 World Mineral Production
Section III -- Products & Functions
- 1 Mining Chemical Demand By Type
- 2 Inorganic Chemical Demand In Mining By Type
- 3 Organic Chemical & Polymer Demand In Mining By Type
- 4 Other Chemicals & Materials Demand In Mining
- 5 Mining Chemical Demand By Function
- 6 Explosives Demand In Mining
- 7 Explosives Demand In Mining By Market
- 8 Leaching Agent Demand In Mining
- 9 Ph Adjuster Demand In Mining
- 10 Lubricant Demand In Mining
- 11 Flocculant Demand In Mining
- 12 Other Mining Chemical Demand
Section IV -- Applications
- 1 Mining Chemical Demand By Application
- 2 Blasting & Drilling Market For Mining Chemicals
- 3 Mineral Processing Market For Mining Chemicals
- 4 Water & Waste Treatment Market For Mining Chemicals
- 5 Other Applications For Mining Chemicals
Section V -- Markets
- 1 Mining Chemical Demand By Market
- 2 Coal Supply & Demand
- 3 Coal Mining Chemical Demand
- 4 Precious Metal Supply & Demand
- 5 Precious Metal Mining Chemical Demand
- 6 Copper Ore Supply & Demand
- 7 Copper Ore Mining Chemical Demand
- 8 Iron Ore Supply & Demand
- 9 Iron Ore Mining Chemical Demand
- 10 Other Mining Production
- 11 Other Mining Chemical Demand
- 12 Stone, Sand & Gravel Mining Chemical Demand
- 13 Clay Mining Chemical Demand
- 14 Lead & Zinc Mining Chemical Demand
- 15 All Other Mining Chemical Demand
Section VI -- Industry Structure
- 1 Us Mining Chemical Sales For Selected Firms,
- 2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures
- 3 Selected Cooperative Agreements
List Of Charts
- Section Ii -- Market Environment
  - 1 Mining Chemical Market,
  - 2 World Mining Chemical Demand By Region,
- Section Iii -- Products & Functions
  - 1 Mining Chemical Demand By Type,
  - 2 Mining Chemical Demand By Function,
- Section Iv -- Applications
  - 1 Mining Chemical Demand By Application,
- Section V -- Markets
  - 1 Mining Chemical Demand By Market,
- Section VI -- Industry Structure
  - 1 Us Mining Chemical Sales By Company,