Barium Carbonate Market - Global Industry Analysis, and Forecast 2022 Global Barium Carbonate Market Report 2017-2022 | Page 2

REPORT DESCRIPTION
Global Barium Carbonate Market to Reach 1211 Thousand Tons by 2022
Barium carbonate (BaCO3) is a chemical which is found in nature in the form of the mineral witherite.
It has an orthorhombic crystal structure, similar to aragonite and strontianite. It is a dense, odourless
and white coloured chemical compound which is insoluble in water and soluble in most acids, except
for sulfuric acid. Barium carbonate today represents the most important chemical amongst the barium
chemicals, after barites. It has high thermal stability and does not decompose readily unless some
carbon source is available in the kiln atmosphere.
The production of barium carbonate declined slightly in the year 2009 as a result of recession but
recovered rapidly from 2010 onwards. According to a new report by Expert Market Research,
the global barium carbonate market reached a volume of 966 Thousand Tons in 2016 and is further
expected to reach 1211 Thousand Tons by 2022. Rising construction and infrastructural activities along
with refurbishments have augmented the demand for barium carbonate globally.
Key findings from the report:
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Various end-uses of barium carbonate are in the manufacturing of glass, brick and clay, barium
ferrites, photographic paper coatings and others. In 2016, glass manufacturing was the biggest
end-use of barium carbonate, where it is used either to increase the refractive index or to provide
radiation shielding in cathode-ray and television tubes.