Member Companies
ANSAC operates as the international sales, marketing and distribution arm for the four leading producers of natural soda ash in the United States. Together, these companies export approximately 4 million metric tons of natural soda ash annually, making ANSAC the largest exporter of natural soda ash in the world.
A brief overview of each member company is provided below. Additional information can be obtained by visiting the company’s corporate website.
FMC Wyoming, Inc.
Headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, FMC Corporation is one of the world’s foremost diversified chemical companies. The company holds leading positions in agricultural, industrial and consumer markets. Since 1883, FMC has been providing solutions to the world’s best companies and their customers. Today, FMC uses an array of advanced technologies in research and development to improve the delivery of medications; enhance foods and beverages; power batteries; protect crop yields, structures and lawns, and advance the manufacture of glass, ceramics, plastics, pulp and paper, textiles and other products.
For more than 50 years, FMC has been providing the world with a reliable source of natural soda ash from its mining and processing facilities in Green River, Wyoming. Quality and innovation, which FMC's trademarks, have enabled FMC to stay a step ahead of the competition and economically expand its capacity to meet growing market demands.
For additional information, please visit www.fmcchemicals.com.
General Chemical (Soda Ash) Partners, Inc.
General Chemical's businesses produce value-added, performance chemicals, marketed in the Americas, Europe and Far East, to four industry segments – Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products, Environmental Products and Services, Technology, and Chemical Processing. The company’s products help purify water, produce semiconductors and printed microcircuits, improve poultry production, control phosphorus run-off and enhance the production and quality of everything from sports drinks, shrimp and salsa to antiperspirants and paper.
Through General Chemical Industrial Products, Inc, General Chemical is one of the world's leading and most experienced producers of soda ash. The company has produced soda ash for more than 100 years and is currently one of the top five global producers. General Chemical Industrial Products, Inc. maintains headquarters in East Hanover, NJ.
For additional information, please visit www.genchem.com.
OCI Chemical Corporation
Since 1962, OCI Chemical Corporation’s Wyoming operation has been among the world's leading producers of high quality soda ash. While the name has changed over the years, the quality of the soda ash, people and services continues to set the pace in the industry, as it has since the facility was initially established by Stauffer Chemical.
OCI is currently the world's second largest producer of natural soda ash. With more than 400 employees, an 800,000 ton plant expansion that increased production capacity at its manufacturing facility by approximately 30%, an ongoing commitment to technological improvements, competitive pricing, and unparalleled customer support, OCI is uniquely positioned to meet global demands for pure soda ash for decades to come.
Headquartered in Marietta, Georgia (USA), OCI Chemical Corporation is a wholly owned North American subsidiary of DC Chemicals Ltd. of South Korea.
For additional information, please visit www.ocichemical.com.
Solvay Chemicals, USA
Solvay Soda Ash Joint Venture with headquarters in Houston, TX is a part of the Solvay Group which employs 29,000 people in 50 countries and has business operations in three key sectors: chemicals, plastics and pharmaceuticals.
Solvay is the leading worldwide supplier of soda ash with a strong industrial and commercial presence in Europe, North America, South America, Asia, Middle East and Africa. With an international network of plants and terminals all across the world, Solvay provides its customers with global coverage and a long term reliability of supply. Solvay sales representatives are always ready to provide high-value local service.
Solvay operates 8 soda ash plants throughout the world. Its Green River, Wyoming operation is a trona based plant and its seven European plants are operating the Solvay ammonia based process.
For additional information, please visit www.sodaash.com.