Government Investment Benefits Uk Soda Ash Business

Tata Chemicals Europe has officially opened a £5.5m turbine that will provide energy for its soda ash business in Cheshire. The turbine, the beneficiary of a £2.5m Government EU Regional Growth Fund grant, is housed at Tata Chemicals' Winnington CHP plant, which, as a result performs at more than 80% efficiency. Tata Chemicals acquired Winnington CHP in 2013, so that it could take full control of its energy costs. Subsequently, the company's energy team has been busy maximising this state-of-the-art CHP plant's efficiency and thereby dramatically reducing its carbon footprint. In September 2016, this culminated in the opening of the steam turbine. This investment makes it one of the most efficient plants in the UK.