There are two main Soda Ash production methods
Competitive Landscape-Soda Ash
The Solvay process
Which uses Ammonia (synthetic Soda Ash). Mainly used in Europe, Asia and China.
Natural Soda Ash
Natural Soda Ash using Trona. Mainly used in Wyoming, the USA, Kenya and Turkey.
Solvay is the largest producer
Solvay is the largest Producer
Solvay is the largest producer (19% market share and 9 Soda ash plants), Tata Chemicals is the world’s second largest producer (14% market share), with production in India, Europe, Africa and the USA, and FMC is the world‘s third largest producer, predominantly producing out Wyoming.
Sisecam/Sida Sanayii — Turkey
Shandong Marine — China
ETI Soda — Turkey
Gujarat Heavy Chemicals Ltd. — India
OCI — USA
Ciech — Poland
Tangshan Sanyou - China
Soda Sterlitamak - Russia
ENGSL CMT`s Competitive Soda Ash Production process
- Use of waste CO2 from gas
- Use of free Sodium Chloride from salt water
- Energy completive
- Production cost competitive
- Production “GREEN” Soda Ash