MAGADI SODA HISTORY



The Magadi Soda company was established in 1911 and became a wholly owned subsidiary of Brunner Mond In 1926 Brunner combined with three other chemical companies to form Imperial Chemical Industries. In 1991 Brunner Mond Holdings Limited was formed by the acquisition of the and Kenyan soda ash products business from ICI. The soda ash activities of Akzo Nobel in the Netherlands were acquired in February 1998.

In September 1998 Soda Ash Investments PLC completed the acquisition of Brunner Mond PLC and Brunner Mond shares were delisted from the London Stock Exchange in September 1998. The company was subsequently renamed Brunner Mond Group PLC.

In December 2005 Tata Chemicals acquired 100% of Brunner Mond, this new partnership placed Brunner Mond and Magadi Soda at the Heart of one of the global leaders in soda ash production. Tata Chemicals Limited is India's leading manufacturer of inorganic chemicals. It also manufactures fertilisers and food additives. Incorporated in 1939, the company has an annual turnover of over $14.25 billion and is part of Tata Group, India's foremost business conglomerate.

Magadi Soda Company is a leading producer of sodium carbonate and salt with a commitment to providing its customers with low cost quality products and excellent service. The products we manufacture, sodium carbonate and salt are key raw materials for our customers who use them to produce many essential everyday items. Our products make a contribution to many areas of our daily life for example in glass manufacture, detergent manufacture, leather tanning and paper manufacture. Our aim is to constantly improve the standards of our service and quality to achieve mutual business benefits that accrue from understanding, anticipating and responding to individual customer needs.High standards of environmental and safety performance are at the heart of all our commercial and manufacturing activities.We are highly committed and strongly support the development of the services and needs of the community in which we operate.


 

 

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