Soda Ash

Soda ash is used in a wide variety of applications and industries.
Amongst many others the major uses of soda ash are in:

Glass

Soda ash is used in the manufacture of flat and container glass.Acting as a fluxing agent, it allows the melting temperature of the batch to be lowered and therefore reduces energy consumption.

Detergents

Soda ash is used in a large number of prepared domestic products: washing powders, soaps and scouring powders where it acts primarily as a builder or water softener.

Chemicals

Soda ash is a primary raw material in the production of sodium based chemicals e.g.. sodium bicarbonate, sodium silicate, sodium phosphate and sodium percarbonate.