Sodas Sodium Industry

Sodaş Sodyum Sanayii A.S. is an industrial minerals producer headquartered in Izmir. The company was founded in 1974 upon registration with the Izmir Trade Registry, and its shares trade on Borsa Istanbul under the ticker SODSN.

Its production facility and open-field operations are on the shores of Lake Acigol, on the border between Denizli and Afyonkarahisar provinces. The company extracts crude sodium sulfate and crude sodium chloride from this lake area; the crude products are processed at the refined sodium sulfate plant in Cardak. Open-pit mining operations in Gemis and Sarikavak are also part of its facilities. Its main products are natural sodium sulfate and sodium chloride (salt); these raw materials are used in the detergent, textile, glass and paper industries. The company states that it began producing crude crystal and light-grade sodium sulfate at its lake operations in 1975.

For industrial mineral producers, demand from the detergent and glass sectors, export prices, energy and logistics costs, and regulations on mining licenses are followed. For SODSN shares, Lzzo.com provides the latest price, a daily trading summary, a long-term price chart, technical indicators and a historical return calculator.