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In 2025, the world's total production of soda ash was estimated at ** million metric tons – including both natural and synthetic soda ash. This represented a slight increase from the previous year, when global soda ash production was **** million metric tons. 

What is soda ash?

Soda ash, also known as sodium carbonate, is an alkali chemical that is a white, water-soluble salt. The primary source of soda ash is trona ore. It occurs naturally in dry areas that have little to no rain. It is odorless and nontoxic. Soda ash is one of the most common and important commodities in the United States, because of its several uses. These include laundry detergent, glass manufacturing, and paper manufacturing.

Soda ash in the United States

The United States is the world's largest producer of natural soda ash – together with Turkey. In 2025, the U.S. production of soda ash was estimated to be some ** million metric tons. That same year, the consumption of soda ash in the North American country stood at *** million metric tons. Meanwhile, the import volume of soda ash into the U.S. was about 10,000 metric tons in 2024.