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INDUSTRY ESSENTIALS
touching billions of lives,
everyday
The Industry Essentials portfolio Products, now Tata Chemicals
comprises of products that serve as North America Inc., joined the
key ingredients in detergents, Tata family. In early 2011, British
glass, and chemical processing – Salt, producing approximately
products that touch billions of half of the UK’s pure salt, used
lives, everyday. in applications ranging from
Starting as a synthetic soda food processing to chemicals
ash manufacturer in India, Tata production, became part of Tata
Chemicals has grown into a global Chemicals Europe Limited.
producer with 60 per cent of its These acquisitions have made
soda ash now natural. Its capacity Tata Chemicals the world’s second
and scale have been boosted by largest producer of soda ash with
international acquisitions. an annual capacity of around
Brunner Mond, now Tata 5.5million tonnes.
Chemicals Europe Limited, with Tata Chemicals developed
two production facilities at its cement business from an
Northwich, UK, and one at Lake environment and sustainability
Magadi, Kenya, now Tata Chemicals initiative. The cement plant at
Magadi Limited, became a part Mithapur, on the western coast
of Tata Chemicals in 2006. Tata of India, consumes the solid
Chemicals South Africa Pty Limited waste generated during the
and operations at Mombasa have manufacture of synthetic soda ash.
significantly enhanced supply- Thousands of tonnes of soda ash
chain capabilities. effluent have been converted into
Two years later USA-based cement. This is then used for high
General Chemical Industrial quality construction projects.
Facilities Markets
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