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Over a million tons of this plain white powder leave Searles Valley by truck, rail and ocean-going freighter each year for destinations all over the world.
Soda Ash lowers the temperature at which sand melts when making glass. Glass that uses soda ash are flat glass (windows, automotive, mirrors) and container glass (food and beverage bottles, tumblers and serving dishes). Soda ash is also used in detergents, directly as a water softener in dry mix, and as a raw material for other detergent chemcials. Soda Ash is used for neutralization (lead-acid battery recycling, environmental acid controls) and in aluminum manufacturing.
In addition to being a fundamental ingredient in glass manufacturing, soda ash is necessary to petroleum refining, water treatment and pulp and paper production.
Soda ash is one of the ten highest volume minerals produced in North America and constitutes nearly 25% of every pound of glass manufactured.
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