Chalk market research in the CIS

The report is devoted to research of market of natural chalk and current standing of company-producers of the product in CIS countries. The report is composed of 9 Chapters, contains 145 pages, 26 Figures, 77 Tables and Appendix.

The first Chapter of the report gives brief characteristics of world market of chalk, estimates volumes of production of the product, presents prices on chalk products at world market.

The second Chapter of the report is devoted to analysis of resources base of chalk in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan. It presents data on reserves of chalk in the countries, quantity of deposits, regional pattern of location of reserves. Besides, the Chapter presents briefly description of some deposits of chalk, including quality data of the resources.

The third Chapter describes flow sheets of chalk production, applied at present time, presents data and contact information on leading suppliers of equipment for production of chalk.

The fourth Chapter presents statistical data on volumes of mining and production of chalk in CIS countries, as well as describes current standing of company-producers of chalk, including data on age of the company, pattern of ownership, sources of resources, applied technologies of chalk production, characteristics of the products and their markets. Besides, the third Chapter presents data on available projects on organising production of chalk in CIS countries

The fifth Chapter of the report is devoted to analysis of foreign trade operations of CIS countries in chalk products. It presents data on volumes of supplies of chalk in bulk and in money terms, estimates regional pattern of the foreign trade operation, and presents data on directions and volumes of supplies of chalk of exporters and importers of the product.

The sixth Chapter considers domestic consumption of chalk in Russia. It presents supply-demand balance of chalk in the country, estimates regional and sectoral pattern of the consumption, estimates effect of seasonality factor.

The seventh Chapter of the report offers price analysis of chalk markets. The Chapter presents data on average prices of Russian producers of chalk for the latest 6 years, shows current release prices on chalk of various grades. Besides, the Chapter presents analysis of export-import prices on chalk products.

The eighth Chapter of the report is devoted to production of natural chalk substitutes: synthetic and chemically-precipitated chalk. In the Chapter, data on volumes of production of the product-substitutes are given; the Chapter describes the main company-producers, presents characteristics of the products by grades.

The ninth, final Chapter of the report presents forecast of chalk production in Russia, forecast of development of the main end-uses and forecast of chalk consumption up to 2012.

The Appendix offers contact information on producers of chalk in CIS countries.