Global Sodium Carbonate Manufacture

China

• Shandong Haihua Group - Annual capacity of 3.5 million tons, primarily using the ammonia-soda process

• Tangshan Sanyou Chemical Industries - 2.2 million tons capacity, specializing in both light and dense soda ash

• Weifang Haizhiyuan Chemistry and Industry - Major player in North China with 1.8 million tons capacity

• Hubei Yihua Chemical Industry - 1.5 million tons capacity, integrated with downstream chemical production

• Shandong Ocean Chemical - 1.2 million tons capacity with focus on high-purity grades

India

• Tata Chemicals - 1 million tons capacity at Mithapur facility, largest in India

• GHCL Limited - 850,000 tons annual capacity with facilities in Gujarat

• Nirma Limited - 700,000 tons capacity, integrated with detergent production

• DCW Limited - 96,000 tons capacity with facilities in Tamil Nadu

Japan

• Tokuyama Corporation - 430,000 tons annual capacity using the Solvay process

• Asahi Glass Co. - 380,000 tons capacity with integrated glass manufacturing

• Central Glass Co. - 150,000 tons capacity primarily for domestic markets

South Korea

• OCI Chemical Corporation - 300,000 tons capacity with focus on high-purity export grades

• Samchully Pharmaceutical - 120,000 tons specialized in pharmaceutical-grade soda ash

Other Asian Countries

• Singsung Alkali Chemical (Thailand) - 250,000 tons capacity

• PT Sinar Soda Indah (Indonesia) - 120,000 tons annual production

• Habib Soda Pakistan Ltd (Pakistan) - 80,000 tons capacity

• Vietnam National Chemical Group (Vietnam) - 75,000 tons facility

United States

• Genesis Alkali (formerly Tronox/FMC)

  • Located in Green River, Wyoming with an annual capacity of 4 million tons, Genesis Alkali is North America's largest producer, mining natural trona deposits. The company manages five active mines and operates seven processing facilities, producing both dense and light grades for global export.

• Ciner Resources Corporation

  • Operating in Green River, Wyoming with 2.5 million tons capacity, Ciner Resources extracts natural soda ash from trona ore through solution mining techniques. Their Big Island Mine and Refinery complex spans over 8,000 acres with trona beds averaging 10 feet in thickness.

• Solvay Chemicals

  • With facilities in Green River, Wyoming (1.2 million tons) and smaller synthetic operations in New Jersey, Solvay combines natural and synthetic production methods. Their Green River operation includes both conventional underground mining and solution mining technologies.

• Tata Chemicals North America

  • Operating in Green River, Wyoming with a capacity of 2.4 million tons annually, Tata Chemicals produces natural soda ash through underground mining of trona. The facility exports approximately 45% of its production to international markets.

Canada

• Searles Valley Minerals (Subsurface operation in Ontario) - 200,000 tons capacity

• Natural Soda Holdings (Alberta) - 125,000 tons targeting specialty applications

Mexico

• Química del Rey (Subsidiary of Industrias Peñoles) - 400,000 tons annual capacity using synthetic processes

• Grupo Vitro - 180,000 tons capacity primarily for internal glass manufacturing

Germany

• Solvay GmbH - 600,000 tons capacity across facilities in Rheinberg and Bernburg

• BASF SE - 400,000 tons capacity integrated with broader chemical production

• Evonik Industries - 250,000 tons specializing in high-purity grades

Poland

• CIECH Group - 1.4 million tons total capacity across plants in Inowrocław and Janikowo

• Soda Polska Ciech - 1.2 million tons with modernized facilities using modified Solvay process

United Kingdom

• Tata Chemicals Europe - 1 million tons at Northwich facility, the only soda ash producer in the UK

• Inovyn (formerly Ineos ChlorVinyls) - 350,000 tons integrated with chlor-alkali production

France

• Novacarb (Groupe Seqens) - 700,000 tons capacity at Nancy facility

• Solvay SA - 500,000 tons at Dombasle-sur-Meurthe plant

Spain

• Solvay Química - 500,000 tons at Torrelavega facility

• Ciner Group (acquired former FMC operation) - 300,000 tons capacity

Bulgaria

• Solvay Sodi - 1.5 million tons, the largest synthetic soda ash plant in Europe

Romania

• Ciech Soda Romania - 435,000 tons capacity

• Uzinele Sodice Govora - 230,000 tons using modified Solvay process

Italy

• Solvay Italia - 400,000 tons at Rosignano Solvay facility

Turkey

• Eti Soda - 2.5 million tons capacity at Beypazarı facility using solution mining of natural trona deposits

• Kazan Soda Elektrik (Ciner Group) - 2.5 million tons capacity at Ankara facility, one of the world's newest and most advanced operations

• Soda Sanayii (Şişecam Group) - 1.1 million tons capacity using Solvay process at Mersin plant

Egypt

• Egyptian Chemical Industries (KIMA) - 130,000 tons capacity at Aswan

• Alexandria Sodium Carbonate Co. - 200,000 tons using Solvay process

• El-Nasr Company for Intermediate Chemicals - 80,000 tons focused on detergent-grade soda ash

South Africa

• Botash (Botswana Ash) - 300,000 tons from natural deposits at Sua Pan

• Sasol Ltd - 250,000 tons integrated with broader chemical operations

• NCP Chlorchem - 120,000 tons integrated with chlor-alkali production

Other Middle Eastern Countries

• Saudi Soda Company (Saudi Arabia) - 400,000 tons capacity planned facility in Jubail Industrial City

• Emirates Sodium Carbonate Factory (UAE) - 100,000 tons facility in Dubai Industrial Park

• Iran Carbonate Company (Iran) - 320,000 tons facility at Shiraz using modified Solvay process

Brazil

• Unipar Carbocloro - 200,000 tons annual capacity at São Paulo facility

• Braskem - 180,000 tons capacity integrated with petrochemical operations

• Cesbra Química - 90,000 tons capacity specializing in detergent-grade soda ash

• Companhia Nacional de Álcalis - 120,000 tons at Arraial do Cabo facility

Mexico

• Química del Rey (Peñoles) - 400,000 tons capacity at Laguna del Rey

• Grupo Vitro - 180,000 tons primarily for internal glass manufacturing

• Sosa Texcoco - 200,000 tons using natural deposits from Lake Texcoco

• Mexichem - 150,000 tons integrated with broader chemical production

Argentina

• Álcalis de la Patagonia (ALPAT) - 160,000 tons in San Antonio Oeste

• Química del Sur - 70,000 tons specializing in food-grade sodium carbonate

• Industrias Químicas Argentinas - 50,000 tons capacity

Other Latin American Countries

• Química Andina (Chile) - 85,000 tons capacity

• Quimpac S.A. (Peru) - 60,000 tons facility at Callao

• Productos Químicos Panamericanos (Colombia) - 50,000 tons capacity

• Industrias Química de Venezuela (Venezuela) - 75,000 tons capacity at Morón

• Cementos Progreso (Guatemala) - 40,000 tons capacity

• Química del Istmo (Panama) - 30,000 tons capacity