Soda Ash Market Driven By Growing Glass Industry The soda ash market involves the production and trade of natural and synthetic soda ash. Soda ash, also known as sodium carbonate, is an inorganic salt that finds applications in various end-use industries such as glass, chemicals, soaps and detergents, pulp and paper, and food processing. Natural or native soda ash is obtained from certain sodium-rich springs and lakes, whereas synthetic soda...