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Botswana Ash (Pty) Ltd, commonly known as BOTASH, is a leading supplier of salt and soda ash in Southern Africa. The company is owned jointly by the Government of Botswana and Chlor Alkali Holdings (CAH) Group from South Africa, with each owning a 50% shareholding.
BOTASH is located in Sua Pan, in the northern part of Botswana, and began operating in April 1991. The company’s nameplate production capacity for soda ash is 300,000 tonnes per annum and for salt is approximately 650,000 tonnes per annum. The company extracts soda ash from natural sodium deposits.
Soda ash is used in a wide range of applications, including the manufacturing of glass, detergents, chemicals, and mining products . BOTASH exports more than 90% of its products to countries such as South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, DRC, and Namibia. The company’s products are also used in the chemical industry, where both dense and light soda ash are utilized in a large number of chemical reactions to produce inorganic or organic compounds.
BOTASH is a leading supplier of soda ash and salt in Southern Africa. The company is jointly owned by the Government of Botswana and CAH Group, and extracts soda ash from natural sodium deposits. BOTASH exports over 90% of its products to several countries in the region and its products are used in various industries such as glass manufacturing, detergents, chemicals, and mining products.