Solvay to add 500,000 tpy to soda ash output
By Michael Greenfield
Published: Wednesday, 03 April 2019
The Belgian producer will gain 500,000 tpy in soda ash production by debottlenecking existing processes but will not develop greenfield sites until soda ash prices improve.
Belgian producer Solvay is seeking to improve its output of
soda ash by 500,000 tonnes per year, primarily across its four
major exporting plants by debottlenecking its processes, the
company told Fastmarkets on Friday February 22.
But it continues to shy away from greenfield investment in
new production assets...