BUSINESS SCOPE
Downstream Industrial Chain of Soda Ash Chemical Industry
Soda ash is manufactured via ammonia‑soda process and combined soda process. Combined soda process co‑produces agricultural ammonium chloride, while ammonia‑soda process yields calcium chloride as by‑product.
As a critical raw material, soda ash supports massive downstream industries:
- Glass industry: Industrial glass is the largest consumption field for soda ash, produced by high‑temperature solid‑state reaction of soda ash and quartz sand.
- Silicate chemicals: Sodium silicate (water glass / sodium metasilicate), obtained by high‑temperature melting reaction between soda ash and quartz sand.
- Daily‑use chemical & detergent: Sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate (LAS), core raw material for washing powder and liquid detergent.
- Fine chemical: Industrial sodium bicarbonate (soda ash reacting with carbon dioxide).
- New‑energy raw material: Lithium carbonate, key material for lithium‑ion battery.
Our portfolio covers soda ash and its full‑range downstream derivatives, supplying stable chemical materials for global customers across multiple industries.