The Magadi Soda Company manufactures soda ash at the Kenyan town of Magadi, which is in southwestern Kenya. It is the largest manufacturer of soda ash in Africa. The company was founded in 1911 and mines trona from Lake Magadi, in the Rift Valley. Lake Magadi has one of the purest surface deposits of trona. The trona is converted by Magadi to soda ash, at a facility near the mining operations, and the soda ash is transported by rail to Mombasa for onward shipping.
Magadi is a subsidiary of Brunner Mond, Imperial Chemical Industries, and of Tata Chemicals, and is headquartered in Magadi, Kenya.
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| Type | Wholly owned subsidiary |
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| Industry | Minerals |
| Founded | 1911 |
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Magadi, Kajiado County
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| Products | Soda ash |
| Parent | Tata Chemicals |
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Transport
The company operates a railway branchline linking with the main Kenyan Railway System.
Tata Chemicals
Tata Chemicals Limited (BSE: 500770, NSE: TATACHEM) is an Indian global company with interests in chemicals, crop protection and specialty chemistry products headquartered in Mumbai, India. The company is one of the largest chemical companies in India with operations in India, Europe, North America and Africa. Tata Chemicals is a subsidiary of al companies in India with operations in India, Europe, North America and Africa. Tata Chemicals is a subsidiary of Tata Group conglomerate.
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| Type | Public |
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Traded as
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| Industry | Chemicals |
| Founded | 1938 |
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Mumbai, Maharashtra
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Area served
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Global |
Plant locations
- Mithapur (Gujarat)
- Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu)
- Mambattu (Andhra Pradesh)
- Dholera (Gujarat)
- Northwich, Cheshire (United Kingdom)
- Green River, Wyoming (United States)
- Magadi (Kenya)
Tata Chemicals has the second largest soda ash production capacity plant in India. This was the second soda ash plant built in India by Kapilram Vakil (Grandson of late Indian justice Nanabhai Haridas) that started operating in the year 1944. The township Mithapur, derives its name from “Mitha” which means salt in Gujarati language.
Since 2006 Tata Chemicals has owned Brunner Mond, a United Kingdom-based chemical company with operations in Magadi (Kenya) and General Chemicals, in United States of America.
On 27 March 2008, Tata Chemicals Ltd acquired 100 per cent With all these acquisitions, combined capacity of production has increased to around 5.17 million tons of soda ash.
In April 2010, Tata Chemicals acquired 25% stake in ammonia-urea fertilizer complex in Gabon for US$290 million. The first phase of the plant will have a full operational capacity of 2.2 billion tons of ammonia and 3.85 billion tons of urea per day. Recently, Tata Chemicals sold its urea business to Pune-based Yara India, part of the Norwegian chemical company,Yara International.
Research and Development Center
The Research and Development Center Tata Chemicals Innovation Center located at Pune, Maharashtra started operations in 2004. The team of scientists is working in the following areas: Food Science & Technology, Advanced Materials, Green Chemistry, Biochemicals, Metabolites, and Nutraceuticals. Other innovation centers include Rallis Innovation Chemistry Hub (RICH) and Metahelix Life Sciences in Bengaluru, and Tata Chemicals R&D Centre in Mithapur, Gujarat. Tata Group conglomerate.
Plant locations
- Mithapur (Gujarat)
- Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu)
- Mambattu (Andhra Pradesh)
- Dholera (Gujarat)
- Northwich, Cheshire (United Kingdom)
- Green River, Wyoming (United States)
- Magadi (Kenya)
Tata Chemicals has the second largest soda ash production capacity plant in India. This was the second soda ash plant built in India by Kapilram Vakil (Grandson of late Indian justice Nanabhai Haridas) that started operating in the year 1944. The township Mithapur, derives its name from “Mitha” which means salt in Gujarati language.
Since 2006 Tata Chemicals has owned Brunner Mond, a United Kingdom-based chemical company with operations in Magadi (Kenya) and General Chemicals, in United States of America.
On 27 March 2008, Tata Chemicals Ltd acquired 100 per cent With all these acquisitions, combined capacity of production has increased to around 5.17 million tons of soda ash.
In April 2010, Tata Chemicals acquired 25% stake in ammonia-urea fertilizer complex in Gabon for US$290 million. The first phase of the plant will have a full operational capacity of 2.2 billion tons of ammonia and 3.85 billion tons of urea per day. Recently, Tata Chemicals sold its urea business to Pune-based Yara India, part of the Norwegian chemical company,Yara International.
Research and Development Center
The Research and Development Center Tata Chemicals Innovation Center located at Pune, Maharashtra started operations in 2004. The team of scientists is working in the following areas: Food Science & Technology, Advanced Materials, Green Chemistry, Biochemicals, Metabolites, and Nutraceuticals. Other innovation centers include Rallis Innovation Chemistry Hub (RICH) and Metahelix Life Sciences in Bengaluru, and Tata Chemicals R&D Centre in Mithapur, Gujarat.
Product range
- Basic Chemistry Products – Soda ash, Sodium bicarbonate, Caustic soda, Chlorine, Liquid bromine, Gypsum, Phosphoric acid, Cement and Sulphuric acids.
- Energy Sciences Products – Li-ion battery packs and recycling of spent Li-ion batteries.
- Nutritional Sciences Products – Tata NQ offers nature-inspired and science-backed ingredient and formulation solutions catering to human and animal health.
- Material Sciences Products – Nano Zinc Oxide and Specialty silica.
- Agro Sciences Products – Crop protection and hybrid seeds.
