JSC “Bashkir Soda Company”

Legally, the company was established in 2013 as a result of merger of open joint-stock companies “Kaustik” and “Soda”. Today JSC “BSC” is one of the largest chemical complexes in the country.

Type
– joint-stock company

Shares
– 57,42%: property of the Russian Federation.
– 38,3%: property of the Republic of Bashkortostan.
– 11,7 % +1 share: trust management of the Republic of Belarus.
– 4,28% owned by individuals.

Location – Sterlitamak, Republic of Bashkortostan.
General Director – Eduard M. Davydov
Industry – Chemical Industry
Number of employees – 10 559 people (2022)

The company ranks first in Russia in the production of soda ash and baking soda, and is also one of the leaders in the production of PVC, caustic soda and PVC cable compounds. The company is the only manufacturer of terephthaloyl chloride, ruthenium-iridium coated anodes, cationic polyelectrolyte flocculant.

It consists of two production facilities located in the city of Sterlitamak: the “Soda” production site and the “Kaustik”-site; the company also includes JSC ”Berezniki Soda Plant” (city of Berezniki).

Main products:

• Soda ash
• Sodium bicarbonate
• Calcium chloride (liquid), calcined calcium chloride
• White carbon and silica fillers
• PVC
• Caustic Soda
• PVS cable compounds
• Hydrochloric acid
• Corrosion inhibitors
• Wood-polymer composite
• Terephthaloyl chloride

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