Solvay Sodi expands soda ash production capacity in Devnya (Bulgaria) to provide for the growth of its clients
Solvay announced that Solvay Sodi, its joint venture for the production of soda ash in Bulgaria, is expanding the annual production capacity of its plant in Devnya (Bulgaria) to 1.5 million metric tons, up from 1.2 million, to accompany the growth projects of its clients in the dynamic markets of the Balkans, the Community of Independent States (CIS) and the Middle East. According to the compnay, following this expansion, the Devnya site will become one of the world's largest soda ash manufacturing units implementing the industrial production process developed by Solvay.
This capacity increase, which is part of an investment program of some 100 million Bulgarian leva (EUR 50 million) over three years, includes a new line of dense soda ash particularly aimed at supplying clients in the glass industry and will progressively enter into operation in the course of 2008. Solvay Sodi has also recently decided to invest 140 million Bulgarian leva EUR 70 million) to upgrade the site's power supply, with a state-of-the art boiler also scheduled to enter into operation in 2008.
Solvay Sodi has consistently invested in the Devnya site since its privatization, with programs aiming at training employees, lifting product quality and workers' safety to the most stringent international standards, while reducing energy consumption and maximizing the plant's overall environmental performance.
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