Caustic Soda (in solution and in solid form) in Russia: Production, Market and Forecast (20 edition)

Abstract

Introduction

I. Caustic Soda Production Technology and Raw Materials Used in Industry

I.1. Caustic Soda Production Methods

I.2. Capacities of Russian Caustic Soda Production Enterprises

I.3. Raw Materials and Raw Material Supply Routes

II. Caustic Soda Production in the Russian Federation

II.1. Product Quality

II.2. Caustic Soda Production Volume in the Russian Federation from 1997 to 2025

II.3. Current Status of the Largest Caustic Soda Producers

II.3.1. JSC Kaustik (Volgograd)

II.3.2. RusVinyl LLC (Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod Region)

II.3.3. JSC SayanskKhimPlast (Sayansk, Irkutsk Region)

II.3.4. Bashkir Soda Company JSC (Sterlitamak, Bashkortostan)

II.3.5. HaloPolymer Kirovo-Chepetsk LLC (Kirov Region)

II.3.6. Others

III. Caustic Soda Exports and Imports in 1997-2025

III.1. Export-Import Volume and Dynamics

III.2. Foreign Trade Structure

III.2.1. Exports

III.2.2. Imports

IV. Caustic Soda Price Overview

IV.1. Domestic Caustic Soda Prices in Russia in 2000-2025

IV.2. Caustic Soda Export-Import Price Dynamics in Russia in 2000-2025

V. Caustic Soda Consumption in Russia

V.1. Caustic Soda Consumption Balance in Russia in 1997-2025

V.2. Caustic Soda Consumption Structure in Russia

V.3. Major Caustic Soda Consumers in Russia

V.3.1. In-Plant Caustic Soda Consumption by Russian Enterprises in 2025

V.3.2. Railroad Deliveries to the Largest Russian Caustic Soda Consumers

V.4. Current Status and Development Prospects of the Main Caustic Soda Consumers in Russia

V.4.1. Chemical and Petrochemical Industry

JSC Volzhsky Orgsintez (Volzhsky, Volgograd Region)

PJSC KuibyshevAzot (Tolyatti, Samara Region)

OOO LUKOIL-Saratovorgsintez (Saratov)

V.4.2. Pulp and Paper Industry

Ilim Group branches in Koryazhma, Ust-Ilimsk, and Bratsk (Arkhangelsk and Irkutsk Regions)

Mondi Syktyvkar Timber Processing Plant (Syktyvkar, Komi Republic)

Arkhangelsk Pulp and Paper Mill (Novodvinsk, Arkhangelsk Region)

V.4.3. Non-Ferrous Metallurgy

RUSAL

V.4.4. Energy

VI. Russian Caustic Soda Market Development Forecast to 2030

Appendix: Contact Information for Caustic Soda Producers in the Russian Federation

Table 1. Caustic soda production capacity and current technology at Russian enterprises (as of April 2026)

Table 2. Solid caustic soda production capacity at Russian enterprises (as of April 2026)

Table 3. Geographic distribution of table salt reserves across the Russian Federation

Table 4. Salt deposits used as raw materials by caustic soda producers in the Russian Federation

Table 5. Quality requirements for technical caustic soda in the Russian Federation (according to GOST R 55064-2012)

Table 6. Quality requirements for caustic soda (according to GOST 11078-78)

Table 7. Quality requirements for caustic soda (according to GOST 4328-77)

Table 8. Quality requirements for technical granular caustic soda produced by JSC Kaustik (Volgograd) (according to STO 00203275-206-2007)

Table 9. Quality requirements for technical tableted sodium hydroxide produced by JSC Kaustik (Volgograd) (according to STO 00203275-219-2008)

Table 10. Quality requirements for food additive E 524 sodium hydroxide produced by JSC Kaustik (Volgograd) (according to TU 9199-044-00203275-2009)

Table 11. Production of caustic soda (solid and liquid) by Russian enterprises in 1997–2025, thousand tons (in terms of solids)

Table 12. Capacity utilisation of caustic soda production enterprises in the Russian Federation in 2010, 2015, 2025, %

Table 13. Capacity (thousand tons/year) and caustic soda production volumes (thousand tons) of Volgograd JSC "Kaustik" in 1997-2025. (in terms of solids)

Table 14. Largest countries consuming caustic soda (solid and liquid) from Volgograd-based JSC Kaustik in 2015–2025, thousand tons

Table 15. Railroad deliveries to the largest Russian consumers of caustic soda (solid and liquid) produced by Volgograd-based JSC Kaustik in 2015–2025, thousand tons

Table 16. Sales structure of caustic soda (solid and liquid) produced by Volgograd-based JSC Kaustik in 2016–2025, thousand tons

Table 17. Financial and economic performance of JSC Kaustik (Volgograd) in 2017–2025

Table 18. Rail shipments to the largest Russian consumers of caustic soda produced by RusVinyl LLC in 2015–2025, thousand tons

Table 19. Largest countries consuming caustic soda produced by RusVinyl LLC in 2015–2025, thousand tons

Table 20. Selected financial indicators of RusVinyl LLC in 2015–2025, million rubles

Table 21. Rail shipments to the largest Russian consumers of caustic soda produced by SayanskKhimPlast JSC in 2015–2025, thousand tons

Table 22. Selected financial indicators of SayanskKhimPlast JSC in 2016–2025, billion rubles

Table 23. Rail shipments to the largest Russian consumers of caustic soda (solid and liquid) produced by JSC BSC in 2015–2025, thousand tons

Table 24. Largest countries consuming caustic soda (solid and liquid) produced by JSC BSC in 2015–2025, thousand tons

Table 25. Selected financial indicators of JSC BSC in 2015–2025, billion rubles

Table 26. Rail shipments to the largest Russian consumers of caustic soda produced by HaloPolymer Kirovo-Chepetsk LLC in 2015–2025, thousand tons

Table 27. Selected financial indicators of HaloPolymer Kirovo-Chepetsk LLC in 2015–2021, million rubles

Table 28. Brand structure of NaOH exports and imports in 2010–2025, thousand tons, %

Table 29. Key indicators of Russian foreign trade operations with caustic soda in physical (thousand tons) and value (thousands of dollars, $/ton) terms in 2015–2025

Table 30. Largest Recipient Countries of Russian Caustic Soda in 2008–2025, thousand tons, %

Table 31. Largest Recipient Countries of Russian Solid Caustic Soda in 2016–2025, thousand tons, %

Table 32. Largest Recipient Countries of Russian Liquid Caustic Soda in 2016–2025, thousand tons, %

Table 33. Caustic Soda Exports by Russian Enterprises in 2010–2025, thousand tons

Table 34. Largest Supplier Countries of Caustic Soda to Russia in 2010–2024, thousand tons, %

Table 35. Average Monthly Prices of Russian Producers for Caustic Soda in 2015–2025 2015-2025, RUB/t (excluding VAT)

Table 36. Average annual prices of Russian producers for caustic soda by federal district in 2015-2025, RUB/t (excluding VAT)

Table 37. Average annual prices of JSC Kaustik for liquid and granulated caustic soda in 2016-2025, RUB/t (excluding VAT)

Table 38. Prices of caustic soda exports (liquid and solid) in the Russian Federation by country in 2013-2025, $/t

Table 39. Export prices of caustic soda from Russian companies in 2015-2024, $/t

Table 40. Balance of caustic soda consumption in Russia in 2008-2025, thousand tons (in terms of solid (substance)

Table 41. Balance of solid caustic soda consumption in Russia in 2008-2025, thousand tons

Table 42. Structure of NaOH consumption in Russia in 2013 and 2023, thousand tons, %

Table 43. In-plant caustic soda consumption by Russian manufacturing companies in 2025, thousand tons, %

Table 44. Caustic soda rail deliveries to major Russian consumers in 2021-2025, thousand tons (excluding manufacturers)

Table 45. Industrial production indices by industry sector in the Russian Federation in 2016-2025, % of the previous year

Table 46. Selected financial indicators of JSC Volzhsky Orgsintez in 2016-2025, million rubles

Table 47. Selected financial indicators of PJSC KuibyshevAzot in 2015-2025, million rubles

Table 48. Selected financial indicators of JSC LUKOIL-Saratovorgsintez in 2016-2025, million rubles

Table 49. Selected financial indicators of JSC Ilim Group in 2016–2025, RUB billion

Table 50. Selected financial indicators of JSC Mondi Syktyvkar in 2016–2025, RUB million

Table 51. Selected financial indicators of JSC Arkhangelsk Pulp and Paper Mill in 2016–2025, RUB million

Table 52. RUSAL alumina and primary aluminum plants

Table 53. Selected financial indicators of JSC RUSAL Ural in 2015–2021, RUB billion

Figure 1. Dynamics of caustic soda production in the Russian Federation in 1997–2025, thousand tons

Figure 2. Shares of enterprises in NaOH production in Russia in 2010, 2015, 2020, and 2025 (%)

Figure 3. Regional structure of caustic soda production in the Russian Federation in 2025 (%)

Figure 4. Dynamics of caustic soda production (solid and liquid) at JSC Kaustik (Volgograd) in 2007–2025, thousand tons

Figure 5. Dynamics of caustic soda and PVC production at RusVinyl LLC in 2014–2025, thousand tons

Figure 6. Production of the main types of commercial products at JSC Sayanskkhimplast in 1997–2025, thousand tons

Figure 7. Production of the main types of commercial products by JSC BSC (Sterlitamak) in 1997–2025, thousand tons

Figure 8. Caustic soda production by HaloPolymer Kirovo-Chepetsk LLC in 1997–2025, thousand tons

Figure 9. Dynamics of caustic soda export-import operations in the Russian Federation in 1997–2025, thousand tons (in terms of solids)

Figure 10. Dynamics of Russian caustic soda exports in 2007–2025, thousand tons (in terms of solids)

Figure 11. Geographic structure of Russian caustic soda exports in 2007–2025, thousand tons

Figure 12. Shares of enterprises in the total volume of Russian caustic soda exports in 2025, %

Figure 13. Share of caustic soda exports in the volume of its production by Russian enterprises in 2025, %

Figure 14. Dynamics of Russian caustic soda imports in 2007-2025, thousand tons (in terms of solids)

Figure 15. Dynamics of average domestic prices for caustic soda in 2000-2025, rubles/ton excluding VAT (100% of the main substance)

Figure 16. Dynamics of average annual prices of Russian caustic soda producers on the domestic market in 2015-2025, thousand rubles/ton excluding VAT (100% of the main substance)

Figure 17. Dynamics of export prices for caustic soda (liquid and (solid) in Russia in 2000-2025, $/t

Figure 18. Dynamics of import prices for caustic soda (liquid and solid) in Russia in 2000-2024, $/t

Figure 19. Comparison of import, export, and domestic prices for caustic soda in 2007-2025, $/t

Figure 20. Production, export, import, and consumption of caustic soda in Russia in 1997-2025, thousand tons (in terms of solid substance)

Figure 21. Main uses of NaOH in Russia by industry in 2025, %

Figure 22. Industry structure of solid caustic soda consumption in Russia in 2025, %

Figure 23. Structure of NaOH consumption in the chemical industry of the Russian Federation in 2025, %

Figure 24. Dynamics of production of basic chemical products using caustic soda, 2007-2025

Figure 25. Dynamics of sodium sulfate and hydrosulfide production at Volzhsky Orgsintez JSC in 1995-2025, thousand tons

Figure 26. Dynamics of caprolactam production at KuibyshevAzot PJSC in 2007-2025, thousand tons

Figure 27. Structure of caprolactam production in Russia by producer in 2025, %

Figure 28. Structure of nitrogen mineral fertilizer production in Russia by producer in 2025, %

Figure 29. Dynamics of pulp, paper, and cardboard production in Russia in 2000-2025, million tons

Figure 30. Shares of major Russian pulp and paper product manufacturers in Russia in 2024, %

Figure 31. Alumina production in the Russian Federation in 2000–2025, million tons

Figure 32. Alumina production from bauxite in Russia (by company) in 2000–2025, million tons

Figure 33. Forecast for the development of caustic soda production and consumption in Russia through 2030, thousand tons

Figure 34. Forecast for changes in the structure of caustic soda consumption in Russia by industry by 2030, %