Caustic soda, also called sodium hydroxide or Iye, is a highly corrosive and reactive strong metallic base. The compound is industrially produced by membrane cell,diaphragm cell, and mercury cell processes.Caustic soda is a base chemical in many organic and inorganic chemical industries. It is also used in pulp and paper industries, textiles, alumina production, oil and gas,and water treatment industries.The global caustic soda market is likely to grow at a moderate pace during the forecast period. The market growth can be attributed to the growth in many end-user industries,such as pulp and paper, organic chemicals, and inorganic chemicals.

PART 01: Executive summary 6
PART 02: Scope of the report 17
PART 03: Research Methodology 22
PART 04: Introduction 25
Key market highlights 25
PART 05: Market landscape 27
Market size and forecast 28
Five forces analysis 30
PART 06: Market segmentation by production process 31
Global caustic soda market by production process 31
PART 07: Market segmentation by end-user 38
Global caustic soda market for organic chemicals
segment 39
Global caustic soda market for inorganic chemicals
segment 41
Global caustic soda market for pulp and paper
segment 43
Global caustic soda market for surfactants segment 45
Global caustic soda market for water treatment and
others segment 47
PART 08: Market segmentation by geography 49
Caustic soda market in APAC 50
Caustic soda market in North America 52
Caustic soda market in Europe 54
Caustic soda market in ROW 56
PART 09: Decision framework 58
PART 10: Drivers and challenges 60
Market drivers 61
Impact of drivers on key regions 62
Market challenges 64
Impact of challenges on key regions 66
PART 11: Market trends 68
Decline in caustic soda production by mercury cell
process 68
Rising prices of caustic soda 68
Increasing capacity expansion for caustic soda
production in US, Middle East, and Asia 68
PART 12: Vendor landscape 70
Competitive scenario 70
PART 13: Key vendor analysis 71
AkzoNobel (AkzoNobel Industrial Chemicals) 71
Occidental Chemical Corporation (OxyChem) 73
Shin-Etsu Chemical 75
Solvay 76
The Dow Chemical Company 78
Other prominent vendors 80
PART 14: Appendix 83
List of abbreviations 83
PART 15: Explore Technavio 84