Sodium Chloride Market

How big is Sodium Chloride Market in 2026?

The sodium chloride market is estimated at USD 47.9 billion in 2025 and is likely to reach USD 49.8 billion in 2026. Sales are expected to grow at a 4% CAGR to USD 73.7 billion by 2036.

Sodium chloride market share is weighted toward chlor-alkali cells, which are expected to use 21% of 2026 sales. FMI's base case has sales at an estimated USD 47.9 billion for 2025 and USD 49.8 billion for 2026, then USD 73.7 billion by 2036 on a 4% CAGR. The U.S. Geological Survey reported in February 2026 that salt consumption in the United States rose in 2025 on road salt and chlor-alkali use. Chemical plants pump brine from wells next to the cell room, so tonnage moves with chlorine output and winter storms.

A 4.3% CAGR through 2036 is projected for Brazil, against 3.6% for Germany. Salina Uirapuru in Mossoró began receiving natural gas through a new 52 km pipeline on 11 September 2026, and Rio Grande do Norte produced 6.5 million tonnes of sodium chloride in 2024. Cheaper gas heat will let Costa Branca refiners sell more salt to food and chemical buyers. Chlorine makers in Germany pay high power prices, so fewer cell rooms will draw brine.

Beyond traditional sources of demand, refiners of high-purity vacuum salt are selling into saline, dialysis and tablet production. A refiner with GMP-certified lines will earn more per tonne than a rock salt seller, with the pharmaceutical grade sodium chloride market likely to see a 5.7% CAGR over 2026 to 2036.

Key Market Trends & Insights

• Chlorine, caustic soda and soda ash plants are expected to buy 32% of end-use salt in 2026, and food and beverage makers about 19%. Tata Chemicals said on 27 July 2026 that the soda ash outlook is challenging because of global oversupply and excess capacity.
• Solid salt will hold 42% of product form sales in 2026, a short lead over liquid brine at 39%.
• Sea water and brine, from solar ponds and solution-mined wells, are estimated to supply about 74.5% of 2026 sales by source, and rock mining near 22.8%. Nobian received approval in November 2025 to continue salt mining in the Netherlands until 2035.

Regional Highlights

• On FMI's forecast, India grows at a 5.2% CAGR from 2026 to 2036, first among the countries covered and 1.2 points over the market rate of 4%.
• China comes next at 4.8%, and Brazil, Canada and Mexico sit between 4.1% and 4.3%. The United States matches the global rate, and Germany has the slowest pace in the table at 3.6%.
• Net import reliance for salt in the United States rose to an estimated 31% of apparent consumption in 2025, from 23% in 2024, the USGS reported.

Market Size & Forecast

Table 1: Market Size and Forecast for the Sodium Chloride Market (USD billion and percentage), 2025 to 2036

Metric	Value
2025 Market Size	USD 47.9 billion
Estimated Market Size in 2026	USD 49.8 billion
Projected Market Size by 2036	USD 73.7 billion
CAGR, 2026 to 2036	4%
Added Revenue, 2026 to 2036	USD 23.9 billion
Market Expansion Multiple	1.5x

Road salt is bought months before the first snow, and the weather of the previous winter sets the next contract price. After a strong winter, highway deicing salt at Compass Minerals sold for US$83.74 per ton in the June quarter of 2026, 8% above the prior-year quarter. De-icing salt volumes at K+S stayed high in Q2 2026 after the harsh winter, the company said. Highway agencies also buy liquid brines, and calcium brine, from a calcium chloride market likely to grow at a CAGR of 4.2%, will keep a place in anti-icing at temperatures too cold for rock salt alone. FMI data indicate about USD 23.9 billion of extra salt sales by 2036, enough to make the market 1.5 times larger than in 2026. Two mild winters in a row are the main downside, since agencies then carry unused stock into the next season.

Winter Contracts, Energy Costs and Chlor-Alkali Capacity

Supply of rock salt tightens quickly after a severe winter. The USGS noted a regional rock salt shortage in New York in early 2025 and a rise in rock salt imports as state and local transport departments used more salt. U.S. imports for consumption reached an estimated 19 million tons in 2025, from 13.9 million tons in 2024. Compass Minerals raised the low end of fiscal 2026 highway volume guidance to 8.6 million tons in August 2026. Higher contract prices after a hard winter will support salt producer margins into the 2026 to 2027 season.

Energy costs are pushing European brine away from chlorine cells. INEOS announced the closure of the chlorine-producing electro-chemical unit at Rheinberg, Germany, with 175 jobs affected, citing high energy and carbon costs. The USGS expects demand for salt in Europe to fall as high energy costs close chlor-alkali capacity. K+S agreed to buy the salt business of Qemetica, with sites at Janikowo in Poland and Stassfurt in Germany, for €350 million plus up to €30 million. European producers are moving volume from chemical brine to water-softening and food salt, which earn a higher price per tonne.

Table 2: Winter, Trade and Capacity Indicators for the Sodium Chloride Market (tonnes, prices and dates), 2024 to 2027

Indicator	Data Point	Relevance	Source
U.S. salt production, 2025	40 million tons; US$2.6 billion sold	Largest Western producer base.
U.S. net import reliance, 2025	31%, from 23% in 2024	Imports filled the winter gap.
Compass Minerals highway price, quarter to June 2026	US$83.74 per ton; up 8%	Deicing contracts reprice after hard winters.
K+S Industry+ volumes, Q2 2026	1.47 million tonnes; from 1.31 million	De-icing and specialty salt volumes rose.
INEOS Rheinberg chlorine unit	Closure announced; 175 jobs	Less brine use in Germany.
Qemetica salt business purchase by K+S	€350 million; closing expected Q1 2027	Specialty salt consolidation in Europe.

Analyst Perspective

“I expect high-purity vacuum salt for saline, dialysis and water softening to give producers the best return per tonne through 2036, since rock salt prices swing with every winter. Salt works in Brazil and Mexico that cut energy costs will gain chemical and food contracts that European plants give up.”

- Nikhil Kaitwade, Principal Consultant, Future Market Insights.

How is the sodium chloride market segmented?

The market is segmented into end use, product form, source, and region. Chemical plants are expected to lead end use with 32% share in 2026, and solid salt is projected to lead product form with 42%.

By end use: chemicals, food and beverages, water treatment, deicing, industrial (non-chemical), oil and gas, pharmaceuticals, and agriculture.

By product form: solid, liquid brine, and high-purity refined or vacuum salt.

By source: solid rock mining, sea water and brine, and other sources including desalination by-product.

By region: North America, East Asia, Western Europe, Latin America, Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa, and South Asia and Pacific.

Why do chemical plants lead sodium chloride sales by end use?

Chemicals are expected to lead end-use sales with 32% share in 2026, ahead of food and beverages at 19%.

Table 3: End Use Share for the Sodium Chloride Market (percentage share), 2026

End Use	Estimated Share (2026)
Chemicals	32%
Food and Beverages	19%
Water Treatment	14%
Deicing	13%
Industrial (Non-Chemical)	9%
Oil and Gas	5%
Pharmaceuticals	4%
Agriculture	4%
Total	100.0%

Table 4: End Use Leadership and Market Growth for the Sodium Chloride Market (segment and CAGR percentage), 2026 to 2036

Metric	Value
Global CAGR (2026 to 2036)	4%
Leading Segment	Chemicals

Chemicals are expected to lead with 32% share in 2026, as a chlor-alkali cell consumes salt every hour of the year and a soda ash plant needs brine as the main raw material. Brine wells feeding synthetic soda ash plants will grow in step with salt as a whole, with 4.3% CAGR projected for the soda ash market between 2026 and 2036. Food and beverages, at 19%, buy refined salt in smaller lots, and sodium reduction programmes in packaged food cap volume growth. Low-sodium blends replace part of the salt with potash, but a 3.1% CAGR for the potassium chloride market keeps that substitution too small to dent salt tonnage. Water treatment is projected at 14%, mostly as softener pellets that households refill a few times each season. Deicing, at a likely 13%, rises or falls with the number of freezing-rain and snow events. Industrial uses outside chemicals, at 9%, cover textile dyeing and metal processing, and oil and gas drilling brines hold 5%. Pharmaceuticals and agriculture are each estimated at 4%, since saline bags and livestock licks use small volumes at very different prices. A chlorine producer signs multi-year brine supply, and that contract length keeps chemicals ahead of every other buyer.

• Chlorine and caustic soda cells use most chemical salt, with soda ash and other derivatives behind.
• Tata Chemicals reported on 27 July 2026 that salt and bicarbonates in the Living Essentials business should grow steadily, and that soda ash faces global oversupply.

What gives solid salt the lead in sodium chloride product form?

Solid salt is projected to lead product form sales with 42% share in 2026, with liquid brine at 39%.

Table 5: Product Form Share for the Sodium Chloride Market (percentage share), 2026

Product Form	Estimated Share (2026)
Solid	42%
Liquid Brine	39%
High-Purity Refined or Vacuum Salt	19%
Total	100.0%

Solid salt is projected to lead with 42% share in 2026, because rock salt, solar salt and pellets travel by ship, rail and truck to road agencies, food plants and retailers. Liquid brine is close behind at 39%, as chlor-alkali plants pump brine through pipelines from nearby wells and never handle a dry crystal. High-purity refined and vacuum salt holds 19%, and the evaporation step adds energy cost but opens food, pharmaceutical and softener uses. Brine sells at a low price per tonne, so solid salt gains on value even with similar tonnage.

• Rock salt, solar-evaporated salt and pellets or tablets form the solid group.
• Average U.S. mine and plant prices in 2025 were about US$260 per ton for vacuum and open pan salt, US$150 for solar salt, US$54 for rock salt and US$11 for salt in brine, according to the USGS.

Why does sea water and brine lead sodium chloride sales by source?

Sea water and brine are estimated to lead source sales with about 74.5% share in 2026, with rock mining near 22.8%.

Table 6: Source Share for the Sodium Chloride Market (percentage share), 2026

Source	Estimated Share (2026)
Sea Water and Brine	74.5%
Solid Rock Mining	22.8%
Other (Desalination By-Product)	2.7%
Total	100.0%

Sea water and brine are estimated to lead with 74.5% share in 2026, since solution-mined brine feeds chlor-alkali cells directly and solar ponds supply the solar salt used in food and chemical plants. Solid rock mining, an estimated 22.8%, supplies road salt and many pellets, but a deep mine needs heavy capital and serves mainly buyers within rail or barge reach. Desalination by-product and other sources are put near 2.7%, as few desalination plants refine reject brine into saleable salt. A chlorine plant chooses the brine well next door over any mined salt.

• Buyers draw this salt from coastal solar ponds and from brine wells drilled into underground salt beds.
• Nobian received approval in November 2025 to continue salt mining in Groningen until 2035 and will keep supplying high-purity salt to the Delfzijl and Rotterdam chemical parks.

What are the drivers, restraints, and opportunities in the sodium chloride market?

Chlorine and caustic soda production, road safety rules and water softening keep salt in daily use. Weather swings and high energy costs in Europe limit volume, and high-purity grades open better-priced outlets.

• Driver: Chlor-alkali cells and water utilities use salt continuously, so steady chemical output and treatment needs give producers a base load that weather cannot remove.
• Restraint: Mild winters leave road agencies with unused stock, and high power and carbon prices push European chlorine makers to close cell rooms, both of which cut salt orders.
• Opportunity: Pharmaceutical, food and softener buyers pay several times the price of road salt for refined grades, so vacuum salt capacity earns a better return per tonne.

Chlor-Alkali and Water Treatment Give Salt a Base Load

Demand for salt as chemical feedstock does not stop between winters. Brine accounts for roughly 90% of salt used as chemical feedstock in the United States, and chlorine and caustic soda makers are the main consumers, the USGS reported. The agency also expects demand for chlor-alkali brine to grow in 2026, especially in Asia. Nobian will keep supplying high-purity salt to the Delfzijl and Rotterdam chemical parks after the 2025 permit decision. Producers with brine wells beside chemical plants will keep the steadiest volume through 2036.

Weather Swings and European Energy Costs Limit Volume

Weather and power prices both cut into salt tonnage. Highway volume at Compass Minerals fell 6% to 1,074 thousand tons in the fiscal third quarter, and the company said mining costs had not improved at the pace expected. INEOS cited high energy and carbon costs and a lack of tariff protection when announcing the Rheinberg chlorine closure. FMI's model shows Germany at a 3.6% CAGR through 2036, last in the country ranking. Salt producers serving European chemical parks will lose base volume each time a cell room shuts.

High-Purity and Specialty Salt Open Better-Priced Outlets

Refined salt for food, softeners and medicine sells at a higher price than road salt. K+S agreed to buy the Qemetica salt business, focused on salt specialties for water softening and the food industry, for €350 million plus a bonus of up to €30 million. Exportadora de Sal can produce up to 8 million tonnes of salt at more than 99.7% purity, and sells mainly for chlorine and sodium carbonate production, pharmaceuticals and water treatment. Other chloride salts compete in specialty uses, and producers of dust control and anti-icing blends will offer both chlorides as the magnesium chloride market expands at a 5.1% CAGR across the forecast period. Specialty salt lines will raise the average price per tonne for European and Mexican producers.

Which country CAGRs are profiled in the sodium chloride market?

Table 7: Country CAGR Comparison for the Sodium Chloride Market (CAGR percentage), 2026 to 2036

Country	CAGR (2026 to 2036)
India	5.2%
China	4.8%
Brazil	4.3%
Canada	4.2%
Mexico	4.1%
United States	4%
Germany	3.6%

How do country-level CAGRs compare in the sodium chloride market?

Mexico, Chile and Canada supplied 26%, 23% and 21% of U.S. salt imports between 2021 and 2024, the USGS reported. India and China lead at 5.2% and 4.8%, on new chlor-alkali and soda ash capacity in Asia. In FMI's estimate, Brazil, Canada and Mexico grow between 4.1% and 4.3% on export salt works and road salt contracts. The United States matches the 4% global rate, and Germany grows at 3.6% as high power and carbon prices hit German chlorine plants.

• Chemical capacity and table salt in India keep growth ahead of every other profiled country.
• China leads global salt mining, and brine feeds a large chlor-alkali base.
• Gas pipelines to salt works on the Costa Branca are cutting energy costs in Brazil.
• Goderich in Ontario supplies road salt to Canadian and U.S. highway agencies.
• Exportadora de Sal ships solar salt from Guerrero Negro to Asian and American buyers.
• American highway agencies imported more rock salt after winter shortages.
• Chlorine plant closures in Germany reduce brine use.

Full report country CAGRs cover: tables for Canada and the United States in North America; Brazil and Mexico in Latin America; Germany in Western Europe; China in East Asia; India in South Asia and Pacific; with Eastern Europe and Middle East and Africa covered at regional level.

Country-wise Analysis

India Sodium Chloride Market Outlook (2026 to 2036)

India produced about 30 million tons of salt in 2025, the third-largest output after China and the United States, according to the USGS. Tata Chemicals expects salt and bicarbonates to keep growing, and standalone revenue grew 10% over April to June 2026, the company reported. Per FMI's country model, salt sales in India will grow at 5.2% CAGR for the decade to 2036, ahead of the 4% global CAGR. Packaged food, chlor-alkali units and soda ash plants in Gujarat will draw the extra salt.

Key takeaway: Food, chemical and soda ash plants all add salt orders at once in India.

China Sodium Chloride Market Outlook (2026 to 2036)

Salt output in China reached about 56 million tons in 2025, the largest of any country, USGS figures show. Asian chlor-alkali plants are expected to lead growth in brine use in 2026, the agency added. FMI analysts expect a 4.8% CAGR in China. PVC and caustic soda capacity in coastal provinces will keep brine wells busy, and soda ash oversupply will limit growth from glass and detergent chemicals.

Key takeaway: Brine-fed chlorine and PVC plants carry growth in China.

Brazil Sodium Chloride Market Outlook (2026 to 2036)

Rio Grande do Norte accounts for 98% of marine salt production in Brazil, with about 150 companies responsible for roughly 95% of extracted salt. Marine salt exports from the state reached 412,000 tonnes in 2024, and the state industry federation sees natural gas raising sector exports by up to 15% in the medium term. The expected CAGR for Brazil is 4.3%, 0.3 points over the market rate of 4%. Cheaper heat for drying and refining will help salt works sell to food and chemical plants in the south of the country.

Key takeaway: Natural gas at the Mossoró salt works lowers refining cost and supports exports.

Canada Sodium Chloride Market Outlook (2026 to 2036)

Compass Minerals operates the world's largest underground salt mine at Goderich, Ontario, and raised highway salt prices by 8% over the latest reported quarter. Canada produced about 13 million tons of salt in 2025 and supplied 21% of U.S. imports between 2021 and 2024. Growth in Canada is projected at a 4.2% CAGR over 2026 to 2036, faster than the market average of 4%. Great Lakes shipping keeps Goderich salt competitive for Ontario and U.S. Midwest road agencies.

Key takeaway: Road salt from Goderich serves both Canadian and U.S. winter contracts.

Mexico Sodium Chloride Market Outlook (2026 to 2036)

Exportadora de Sal in Guerrero Negro can produce up to 8 million tonnes of salt, and output fell below 5 million tonnes in 2024 before a projected return to nearly 7 million in 2025. The company became fully Mexican-owned after the state bought the 49% Mitsubishi stake in February 2024. Mexico is likely to expand at 4.1% CAGR across the forecast period. Export contracts with Asian chemical buyers will set the volume from Baja California Sur.

Key takeaway: Export contracts for solar salt decide the volume of Mexican production.

United States Sodium Chloride Market Outlook (2026 to 2036)

Sales of salt in the United States are forecast to rise in line with the 4% global CAGR. U.S. producers made about 40 million tons of salt in 2025 at 60 plants in 15 states, and highway deicing used about 37% of consumption. Compass Minerals reported nine-month fiscal 2026 salt revenue of US$888.0 million, up from US$840.9 million. Chemical brine use will stay roughly flat, so winter severity will decide most of the swing in U.S. tonnage.

Key takeaway: Road salt and winter weather drive the U.S. outlook, with chemical brine flat.

Germany Sodium Chloride Market Outlook (2026 to 2036)

INEOS announced the closure of the electro-chemical unit making chlorine at Rheinberg, citing high energy and carbon costs. K+S plans to add the Qemetica salt specialty site at Stassfurt, with closing expected in the first quarter of 2027. Germany mined about 15 million tons of salt in 2025. Growth is expected at a CAGR of 3.6%, under the overall 4% CAGR. German producers will shift tonnage from chemical brine to softener and food salt.

Key takeaway: Chlorine closures make Germany the slowest profiled country.

Who are the notable companies in the sodium chloride market?

Cargill, Compass Minerals, K+S, Tata Chemicals, INEOS Inovyn, Dampier Salt, Salins Group, Südwestdeutsche Salzwerke, Nobian, Dominion Salt and Exportadora de Sal are the profiled companies.

Rock salt miners, solar salt producers and chemical groups with captive brine compete for salt buyers. US$173.9 million of salt revenue came in at Compass Minerals for April to June 2026, 5% above the prior-year quarter. In the Industry+ unit, K+S reported Q2 2026 revenue of €278 million, against €254 million in Q2 2025. Nobian supplies high-purity salt to the Delfzijl and Rotterdam chemical parks. The demand outlook is shifting toward specialty grades, and the K+S purchase of the Qemetica salt business targets water softening and food salt. FMI's company review also covers Cargill, Tata Chemicals, INEOS Inovyn, Dampier Salt, Salins Group, Südwestdeutsche Salzwerke, Dominion Salt and Exportadora de Sal.

• North American producers: Cargill and Compass Minerals.
• European salt producers: K+S, Salins Group, Südwestdeutsche Salzwerke and Nobian.
• Chemical group with captive brine: INEOS Inovyn.
• Asia Pacific and Latin American producers: Tata Chemicals, Dampier Salt, Dominion Salt and Exportadora de Sal.

Competitive Benchmarking: Sodium Chloride Market

Table 8: Competitive Benchmarking for the Sodium Chloride Market (qualitative documentation ratings), 2026

Company	Deicing Supply	Chemical Brine	Specialty Salt	Recency
Compass Minerals	High	Low	Medium	High
K+S	High	Medium	High	High
Nobian	Low	High	High	Medium
INEOS Inovyn	Low	High	Low	Medium
Exportadora de Sal	Low	High	Medium	Medium

Scores reflect how much dated company and trade-press detail exists for each salt producer, and none implies market share.

Key Developments in the Sodium Chloride Market

• On 11 September 2026, Salina Uirapuru in Mossoró, Brazil, began receiving natural gas through the Polo Gás Sal pipeline.
• On 12 August 2026, K+S reported higher Industry+ volumes on de-icing salt and the agreed purchase of the Qemetica salt business.
• On 5 August 2026, Compass Minerals reported fiscal third-quarter salt revenue of US$173.9 million.
• On 27 July 2026, Tata Chemicals reported consolidated revenue for the June quarter 14% higher than in 2025.
• In February 2026, the USGS put 2025 salt production in the United States of about 40 million tons.
• On 20 November 2025, Nobian received approval to extend salt mining until 2035.
• On 20 October 2025, Industrial Info reported the INEOS plan to close the Rheinberg chlorine unit.
• On 12 August 2025, Posta reported a projected return to nearly 7 million tonnes of output at Exportadora de Sal.

Key Players in the Sodium Chloride Market

North American Producers

• Cargill
• Compass Minerals

European Salt Producers

• K+S
• Salins Group
• Südwestdeutsche Salzwerke
• Nobian

Chemical Group with Captive Brine

• INEOS Inovyn

Asia Pacific and Latin American Producers

• Tata Chemicals
• Dampier Salt
• Dominion Salt
• Exportadora de Sal

Sodium Chloride Market - Report Scope

Table 9: Report Scope for the Sodium Chloride Market (coverage fields and definitions), 2026 to 2036

Coverage field	Report scope
Market breakdown	End use; product form; source; region
Quantitative units	USD billion
Market definition	Sodium chloride sold as rock salt, solar salt, vacuum salt, pellets and brine for chemical, food, water treatment, deicing, industrial, oil and gas, pharmaceutical and agricultural use.
Regions covered	North America; Latin America; Western Europe; Eastern Europe; East Asia; South Asia and Pacific; Middle East and Africa
Countries covered	United States; Canada; Brazil; Mexico; Argentina; Chile; Germany; France; United Kingdom; Italy; Spain; Benelux; Nordics; Poland; Czech Republic; Romania; Hungary; China; Japan; South Korea; India; ASEAN; Australia and New Zealand; GCC Countries; South Africa; Türkiye; Israel
Key companies profiled	Cargill, Compass Minerals, K+S, Tata Chemicals, INEOS Inovyn, Dampier Salt, Salins Group, Südwestdeutsche Salzwerke, Nobian, Dominion Salt, Exportadora de Sal
Forecast period	2026 to 2036

Sodium Chloride Market - Research Methodology

Table 10: Research Methodology for the Sodium Chloride Market (research methods and approach), 2026 edition

Method	Approach
Data Sources	Geological survey commodity data, producer results, mining permit notices and trade press from May 2025 onward.
Desk Research	Production by country, deicing prices, chlor-alkali closures, specialty salt deals and energy changes at salt works.
Market Sizing and Forecasting	Sizing starts from the 2025 base of USD 47.9 billion and the 4% CAGR for 2026 to 2036.
Data Validation	Tonnages, prices and deal terms were matched to the agency or company that issued them.

Sodium Chloride Market by Segments

Sodium Chloride Market segmented by End Use:

• Chemicals
• Food and Beverages
• Water Treatment
• Deicing
• Industrial (Non-Chemical)
• Oil and Gas
• Pharmaceuticals
• Agriculture

Sodium Chloride Market segmented by Product Form:

• Solid
• Liquid Brine
• High-Purity Refined or Vacuum Salt

Sodium Chloride Market segmented by Source:

• Sea Water and Brine
• Solid Rock Mining
• Other (Desalination By-Product)

Sodium Chloride Market by Region

• North America
  • United States
  • Canada
• Latin America
  • Brazil
  • Mexico
  • Argentina
  • Chile
• Western Europe
  • Germany
  • France
  • United Kingdom
  • Italy
  • Spain
  • Benelux
  • Nordics
• Eastern Europe
  • Poland
  • Czech Republic
  • Romania
  • Hungary
• East Asia
  • China
  • Japan
  • South Korea
• South Asia and Pacific
  • India
  • ASEAN
  • Australia and New Zealand
• Middle East and Africa
  • GCC Countries
  • South Africa
  • Türkiye
  • Israel

Research Sources and Bibliography

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This bibliography is provided for reader reference. The full report contains the complete reference list and detailed citations.

This Report Answers

• How big is the sodium chloride market during 2026?
• What market size is projected by 2036?
• Which end use holds notable share?
• Which product form holds notable share?
• Which countries have notable growth?
• Which companies are notable in the market?