Beginning in Q3 2026, Solvay will reduce it’s soda ash manufacturing at its Torrelavega, Spain facility from 600 kilotons to 420 kilotons in line per year. This updates, awaiting session, goals to enhance the corporation’s global asset competitiveness, while sodium bicarbonate operations will persist as normal.
This adjustment is an immediate response to challenging market conditions, which are described by international oversupply and the persistent high energy and carbon costs in Europe. Today’s measure is important for securing the long-term viability and sustainable future of the Torrelavega site’s closing manufacturing potential.
Etienne Galan, President of Solvay Soda Ash & Derivatives commented: “Solvay is taking bold move to improve the competitiveness and sustainability of its soda ash operations. Soda ash is crucial for important programs, and Solvay stays strongly dedicated to the business. We are planning and investing now to cement our competitiveness for decades to come, together with the deployment of carbon impartial soda ash strategies as part of our energy transition roadmap. At the same time, we immediately requirement for the regulatory framework to coordinate with our industrial fact and the investments that are required for this transformation.”
The Torrelavega site will target on delivering regional soda ash and premium sodium bicarbonate customers, using its proximity and long-term sustainability commitment. Customer supply stays absolutely assured by the site and Solvay’s global network. The optimized operational level also coordinates with Solvay’s dedication to energy transition, together with a primary biomass venture to considerably reduce coal utilization.
The measure will lead to a net reduction of almost 77 positions. Solvay is dedicated to handling the effect for its employees in close consultation with the employee representatives, with the clear goal of socially responsible solutions and assist measures.
