Sodium Sulfate natural and synthetic in Russia and EAEU: Production, Market and Forecast (18 edition)

Abstract

Introduction

I. Sodium sulfate production technology

I.1. Sodium sulfate production methods

I.1.1. Production of sodium sulfate from natural raw materials

I.1.2. Production of sodium sulfate from industrial waste

I.2. Existing production capacities of Russian sodium sulfate manufacturers

II. Sodium sulfate production in Russia and CIS countries (2000–2025)

II.1. Product quality

II.2. Sodium sulfate production volumes in Russia and the EAEU

II.3. Major sodium sulfate producers in the EAEU

II.3.1. Russian sodium sulfate producers

II.3.2. Sodium sulfate producers in other CIS countries

II.4. Current status of major sodium sulfate producers

II.4.1. JSC Kuchuksulfat (Stepnoye Ozero settlement, Altai Krai, Russian Federation)

II.4.2. JSC Volzhsky Orgsintez (Volzhsky, Volgograd Region, Russian Federation)

II.4.3. JSC Novotroitsk Plant of Chromium Compounds (Novotroitsk, Orenburg Region, Russian Federation)

II.4.4. JSC Russian Chrome 1915, JSC Khrompik (Pervouralsk, Sverdlovsk Region, Russian Federation)

III. Sodium sulfate exports and imports in the CIS (2000–2025)

III.1. Sodium sulfate export and import volumes in the Russian Federation

III.2. Trends and characteristics of sodium sulfate exports and imports

III.3. Key directions of sodium sulfate exports and imports in Russia (2005–2025)

III.3.1. Key directions of natural sodium sulfate exports and imports in Russia (2005–2025)

III.3.2. Key directions of synthetic sodium sulfate exports and imports in Russia (2005–2025)

III.4. Sodium sulfate imports by other EAEU/CIS countries

IV. Overview of sodium sulfate prices in Russia (2015–2025)

IV.1. Domestic sodium sulfate prices

IV.2. Dynamics of sodium sulfate export and import prices

V. Sodium sulfate consumption in Russia (2000–2025)

V.1. Sodium sulfate consumption balance

V.2. Sodium sulfate consumption structure

V.3. Key industries consuming sodium sulfate in Russia

V.3.1. Chemical industry. Production of synthetic detergents

V.3.2. Pulp and paper industry

V.4. Key sodium sulfate consumers in Russia

V.5. Current status of key sodium sulfate consumers in Russia

V.5.1. Procter & Gamble-Novomoskovsk LLC (Tula Region)

V.5.2. Russian branches of Henkel

V.5.3. Branches of Ilim Group JSC

VI. Forecast of the sodium sulfate market in Russia and the CIS through 2035

Appendix 1. Contact information for sodium sulfate manufacturers

Appendix 2. Contact information for sodium sulfate consumers

Table 1. Modifications of sodium sulfate

Table 2. Seasonal composition of Lake Kuchuk brine, %

Table 3. Composition of natural brine from the Kara-Bogaz-Gol Gulf, g/L

Table 4. Production capacities of Russian sodium sulfate plants, thousand tonnes

Table 5. Varieties of sodium sulfate produced by major Russian enterprises

Table 6. Quality requirements for technical-grade sodium sulfate (according to GOST 6318-77)

Table 7. Quality requirements for technical-grade sodium sulfate from sodium dichromate production (according to TU 2141-028-00204854-95)

Table 8. Quality requirements for technical-grade crystallized sodium sulfate (according to STO 00204168-002-2008)

Table 9. Technical specifications of sodium sulfate obtained during unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine production

Table 10. Technical requirements for sodium sulfate obtained by the conversion of sodium chloride with sulfuric acid (according to OST 6-18-331-74)

Table 11. Quality requirements for sodium sulfate decahydrate (Glauber's salt) (according to GOST 4171-76)

Table 12. Quality requirements for technical-grade crystallized sodium sulfate (according to GOST 21458-75)

Table 13. Sodium sulfate production trends in CIS countries ...in 1998–2026, thousand tonnes

Table 14. Sodium sulfate production by Russian enterprises in 1998 – first half of 2026, thousand tonnes

Table 15. Breakdown of sodium sulfate production in the CIS in 2007–2025 by feedstock type, thousand tonnes, %

Table 16. Characteristics and composition of sodium sulfate produced by JSC Kuchuksulfat (according to Technical Specifications TU 2141-084-56238216-2010)

Table 17. Trends in domestic market shipments of sodium sulfate by JSC Kuchuksulfat to major consumers in 2008–2025, thousand tonnes

Table 18. Export destinations for sodium sulfate from JSC Kuchuksulfat in 2010–2025, thousand tonnes

Table 19. Financial indicators of JSC Kuchuksulfat in 2010–2022, billion rubles

Table 20. Rail shipments of sodium sulfate by JSC Volzhsky Orgsintez to the domestic market in 2009–2025, thousand tonnes

Table 21. Export destinations for sodium sulfate from JSC Volzhsky Orgsintez in 2009–2025, thousand tonnes

Table 22. Financial indicators of JSC Volzhsky Orgsintez in 2011–2025, billion rubles Table 23. Rail shipments of sodium sulfate by JSC NZKhS to domestic consumers, 2009–2025 (thousand tonnes)

Table 24. Export destinations for sodium sulfate from JSC NZKhS, 2009–2025 (thousand tonnes)

Table 25. Financial indicators of JSC NZKhS, 2011–2025 (RUB billion)

Table 26. Trends in rail shipments of sodium sulfate by JSC Russian Chrome 1915 by consumer, 2009–2025 (thousand tonnes)

Table 27. Financial indicators of JSC Russian Chrome 1915, 2009–2021 (RUB billion) Table 28. Foreign trade in natural sodium sulfate in the Russian Federation, 2000–2025, thousand tonnes

Table 29. Foreign trade in synthetic sodium sulfate in the Russian Federation, 2000–2025, thousand tonnes

Table 30. Exports of synthetic sodium sulfate by Russian enterprises, 2015–2025, thousand tonnes

Table 31. Importers of natural sodium sulfate into the Russian Federation, 2006–2025, tonnes

Table 32. Major importers of synthetic sodium sulfate into the Russian Federation, 2015–2023, tonnes

Table 33. Main destinations for Russian natural sodium sulfate shipments, 2005–2025, thousand tonnes

Table 34. Main destinations for Russian synthetic sodium sulfate shipments, 2005–2025, tonnes

Table 35. Geographical structure of synthetic sodium sulfate imports by Russia, 2014–2025, tonnes, %

Table 36. Geographical structure of synthetic sodium sulfate imports by other EAEU/CIS countries, 2008–2025, thousand tonnes

Table 37. Domestic prices for sodium sulfate sold via tenders, 2015 – May 2025, thousand RUB/tonne, excluding VAT

Table 38. Export prices for Russian synthetic sodium sulfate, 2024, USD/tonne

Table 39. Export prices for Russian natural sodium sulfate by destination country, 2018–2024, $/t

Table 40. Export prices of major Russian sodium sulfate producers, 2010–2025, $/t

Table 41. Prices of manufacturers of synthetic sodium sulfate supplied to Russia, 2016–2022, $/t

Table 42. Sodium sulfate consumption balance in Russia, 2000–2025, thousand tonnes

Table 43. Sodium sulfate content in synthetic detergents by application, %

Table 44. Synthetic detergent production in Russia by major enterprises, 2011–2025, thousand tonnes

Table 45. Sodium sulfate supply destinations and volumes to major synthetic detergent manufacturers in the Russian Federation, 2008–2025, thousand tonnes

Table 46. Commercial output in the Russian pulp and paper industry, 2000–2025, tonnes/thousand tonnes

Table 47. Major sodium sulfate consumers in Russia, 2021–2025, tonnes

Table 48. Trends in sodium sulfate supplies to major Russian consumers, 2012–2025, thousand tonnes

Table 49. Structure of sodium sulfate supplies to Procter & Gamble-Novomoskovsk LLC in... 2012–2025, thousand tonnes

Table 50. Financial indicators of Procter & Gamble-Novomoskovsk LLC, 2012–2025, RUB billion.

Table 51. Production trends for synthetic detergents at Henkel’s Russian branches, 2015–2025 (thousand tonnes)

Table 52. Sodium sulfate supply trends for the Henkel Rus LLC branch in Engels, 2015–2025 (thousand tonnes)

Table 53. Sodium sulfate supply trends for Henkel Rus LLC in Perm, 2015–2025 (thousand tonnes)

Table 54. Financial indicators for Henkel Rus LLC, 2012–2022 (RUB billion)

Table 55. Financial indicators for Ilim Group JSC, 2010–2025 (RUB billion)

Figure 1. Methods for producing sodium sulfate

Figure 2. Sodium sulfate production technology: "melting-evaporation" method

Figure 3. Sodium sulfate production technology: "melting-salting out" method

Figure 4. Sodium sulfate production technology: combined method

Figure 5. Flowchart for sodium sulfate production from chromium manufacturing

Figure 6. Flowchart for sodium sulfate production during methionine manufacturing

Figure 7. Flowchart for sodium sulfate production during the desulfurization stage of battery recycling

Figure 8. Flowchart for sodium sulfate recovery from synthetic fiber production

Figure 9. Sodium sulfate production trends in the CIS, 1998–2026 (thousand tonnes)

Figure 10. Geographical breakdown of sodium sulfate production in the CIS, 1998–2026 (%)

Figure 11. Breakdown of sodium sulfate production by enterprise in Russia, 2025 (%)

Figure 12. Sodium sulfate production trends at JSC Kuchuksulfat, 1998–2026 (thousand tonnes)

Figure 13. Export volume trends and export share of sodium sulfate production at JSC Kuchuksulfat, 1998–2025 (thousand tonnes)

Figure 14. Breakdown of JSC Kuchuksulfat exports by country, 2025 (%)

Figure 15. Production trends ...methionine and sodium sulfate at JSC Volzhsky Orgsintez in 2000–2026, thousand tonnes

Figure 16. Production trends for chromium compounds (in terms of sodium dichromate) and sodium sulfate at JSC NZKhS in 2007–2026, thousand tonnes

Figure 17. Production trends for chromium compounds (in terms of sodium dichromate) and sodium sulfate at JSC Russian Chrome 1915 in 2009–2026, thousand tonnes

Figure 18. Trends in exports and production volumes of natural sodium sulfate in the Russian Federation in 2000–2025, thousand tonnes

Figure 19. Trends in export and import operations involving synthetic sodium sulfate in the Russian Federation in 2000–2025, thousand tonnes

Figure 20. Share of exports in synthetic sodium sulfate production volume in the Russian Federation in 2000–2025, %

Figure 21. Share of sodium sulfate exports in the output volume of major Russian producers in 2009–2025, %

Figure 22. Trends in export prices for natural and synthetic sodium sulfate in 2008–2025, USD/tonne

Figure 23. Changes in the structure of sodium sulfate consumption in Russia in 2010–2025, %

Figure 24. Trends in synthetic detergent production and sodium sulfate consumption in this... ...industry in Russia, 2010–2025, thousand tonnes

Figure 25. Production trends for powdered synthetic detergents at Procter & Gamble-Novomoskovsk LLC, 2000–2025, thousand tonnes

Figure 26. Production of key product types at Ilim Group JSC branches, 2010–2022, million tonnes

Figure 27. Trends in sodium sulfate supplies to Ilim Group facilities, 2010–2025, thousand tonnes

Figure 28. Forecast of sodium sulfate production and consumption in Russia and the EAEU through 2035, thousand tonnes