Soda ash latest news

• November 2013

  Solvay announces new plans of expansion worldwide

  25 November 2013

  More efficiency at its soda ash plant in Devya; near acquisition of ERCA Quimica

• MEIM 2013: GCC soda ash demand growth requires Saudi production

  18 November 2013

  IDEA plans 600,000 tpa production to meet growth driven by construction and glass

• Tata Chemicals’ profits fall as fertilisers underperform

  12 November 2013

  International and domestic soda ash demand remains stable; prices improve

• “Unforeseen headwinds” affect OCI’s Q3 results

  06 November 2013

  Soda ash end-market downturn pulls revenues down 5.7% year-on-year

• Soda ash acquisition boosts NRP earnings in Q3

  06 November 2013

  Company reports 25% revenue increase in non-coal assets

• October 2013

  Minerals segment weighs on FMC for second consecutive quarter

  29 October 2013

  Lower soda ash export pricing expected; operational glitches hamper lithium

• Solvay’s net sales down but volumes remain stable

  25 October 2013

  Guar’s effect and raw materials low prices offset an increase in sales volume

• Clariant sells detergents and intermediates business to ICIG

  15 October 2013

  Completion of its portfolio repositioning; planned growth of core-businesses

• Tata Chemicals Europe could close UK soda ash plant

  14 October 2013

  TCE says proposal will “secure sustainable future”; could result in 220 redundancies

• Soda ash royalty rate reduced to 4% by US Senate

  10 October 2013

  Congress implements temporary reduction to encourage soda ash competition

• Solvay to build largest bicarbonate plant in South-East Asia

  02 October 2013

  Company invests €20m in expansion; continues to implement action plan to 2016