Download Report IHS CEH Report : Ferric Chloride (Chemical Economics Handbook 2019)
PDF by S&P Global Commodity Insights; IHS Markit
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Format: PDF Language: English Pages: 56 Publisher: S&P Global Commodity Insights; IHS Markit Publitshion date: 2019 ISBN: 120395
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About 1.2 million metric tons of ferric chloride were consumed in 2018. The product is mostly produced and consumed in the form of a 40% aqueous solution. Its main use is as a coagulant in the treatment of municipal and industrial wastewaters. Smaller volumes of higher-grade ferric chloride are used as catalyst in chemical reactions and as etchant in microelectronics production. No new uses for ferric chloride are on the horizon, nor are there other products likely to replace ferric chloride in its main areas of use.
The ferric chloride market is mostly regional, because transportation of the ferric chloride solution is uneconomical. The markets in industrialized countries are mature, whereas demand in developing countries keeps growing with the increasing demand for water treatment, and more stringent regulations for the treatment of industrial wastewater.
Global production capacities exceed demand significantly. Nameplate capacities are often larger than regional demand, which allows producers to vary production volumes opportunistically, and as a function of by-product availability and price of hydrochloric acid.
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