Our journey to becoming a global leader in natural soda ash
2026
Global industrial minerals business
WE Soda is now one of the largest global industrial minerals companies, and the world’s largest soda ash producer and distributor with current capacity of 9.5 million mtpa.
2025
Acquisition of Alkali
$1.4 billion US acquisition, including two major production facilities, Westvaco and Granger in Wyoming, a port operation in Portland Oregon and ANSAC, a wholly owned global distribution subsidiary.
2023
Acquisition of controlling interest in Derince Port
Over 80% of our Türkiye production is exported, with almost 70% exported in bulk from our dedicated port facility at Derince, 300km from our Türkiye manufacturing facilities.
2022
Combined production volumes of more than 5 million tonnes
Significant milestone reached, manufacturing and distributing over 5 million mtpa of soda ash and sodium bicarbonate globally.
2017
Eti site expansion and Kazan site production started
Following an investment of over $1.9 billion to develop the facility, Kazan commenced production in 2017 and now produces over 3 million mtpa of soda ash and sodium bicarbonate with over 30 years of mineable trona reserves remaining.
2014
Kazan site construction started
Located near Ankara, Türkiye, the Kazan facility comprises solution extraction mining, a 3 million mtpa processing facility and a gas-powered cogeneration facility producing power and steam for the plant with excess power exported to the grid.
2009
Eti site production started
Now producing 2 million mtpa, Eti was the first soda ash production facility in the world to utilise innovative solution extraction technology on a commercial scale and has nearly 20 years of mineable trona reserves remaining.
2007
Eti site construction started
Located approximately 100km west of Ankara, the Eti manufacturing site was developed with an initial investment of $700 million and further expanded in 2017.