Soda ash supply, demand hit by continued glass furnace shutdowns
15 June 2012 17:04 [Source: ICIS news]
LONDON (ICIS)--Soda ash supply and demand has been impacted by continued glass furnace shutdowns and strike action in Turkey, sources said on Friday.
Flat glass producer Saint-Gobain Glass will cut shifts and shut down one of its furnaces near
"Considering our manufacturing process we can only regulate this decline in quantities by stopping temporarily the glass furnace and application of short-time work," said Jurgen Peitz, CEO of Saint-Gobain Glass Deutschland.
One soda ash producer was adamant that the continued furnace shutdowns and utilisation rate reductions in
Meanwhile, Turkish soda ash producer Soda Sanayii's 900,000 tonne/year plant in
A source at the company said that the plant has not produced for over four weeks and that the stoppage may last until the end of the month. Negotiations with the workers could last for several more weeks.
The Mersin plant supplies several glass producing furnaces with soda ash, including the company's own plant. In addition, several buyers in the region are supplied by Soda Sanayii.
Players in the region expect tightness in
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