Korean OCI Chemical Corp. has announced that it is to expand its soda ash unit by 600,000-1,000,000 tons per year by late 1998. The current capacity stands at 2.3 million tons per year. Belgian Solvay…
Korean OCI Chemical Corp. has announced that it is to expand its soda ash unit by 600,000-1,000,000 tons per year by late 1998. The current capacity stands at 2.3 million tons per year. Belgian Solvay SA and Japanese Asahi Glass Co. are to begin work in 1997 on increasing the capacity of their trona mining and soda ash venture from 2.3 million tons per year to 3.5 million tons per year (see Glass Machinery Plants & Accessories No. 4-96).