Solvay opens South-East Asia's largest sodium bicarbonate plant in Thailand

Belgium based specialty chemical company Solvay has inaugurated South-East Asia's largest sodium bicarbonate plant based in Thailand to meet growing demand for high-quality products in healthcare, food and other consumer goods markets throughout Asia.
 
Located on Solvay's existing site in Map Ta Phut Industrial Estate, Rayong province, the plant, built with an investment of Euro 20 million, will have an annual production capacity of 100,000 tonnes. The plant will use Solvay's new generation Bicar production technology that minimises waste generation, optimises energy recovery and maximises yield.
 
“The addition of South-East Asia's largest sodium bicarbonate plant complements our existing presence in Europe and in the US and creates a new platform to further grow our business in Asia. Our unique global industrial network of nine sodium bicarbonate plants takes us even closer to our global and local customers. In addition, we are bringing them high-quality products and services and best certification standards, along with a reinforced security of supply,” said Christophe Clemente, president of Solvay's soda ash & derivatives global business unit.