General Chemical (Soda Ash) Partners manages a soda ash facility in North America. The facility contains an underground trona mine and a surface refining plant. It is a member of American Natural Soda Ash Corporation. The company is jointly owned by General Chemical Industrial Products and Owens-Illinois. General Chemical Industrial Products is one of the worlds leading producers of soda ash. The company supplies a raw material that is used to make a range of products, such as glasses, soaps, powdered detergents, papers, textiles and food items. It mines more than 4 million tons of trona ore annually. The company serves clients in the manufacturing industry.