Sodium Sulphate :

The Anhydrous Sodium Sulphate production is being made at the lake Tersakan and lake Bolluk operations at the middle Anatolia. These two small lakes have been operated since 1950’s and Alkim’s first Sodium Sulphate plant was also established here in 1964. This rather old plant will has been re-newed with a triple-effect evaporation plant in 2005 - 2007 period. Today, the production capacity of premium quality refined sodium sulphate from the modernized Lake Bolluk Plant is around 80.000 tpa. 

Also, from these 2 small lakes we are producing low density sodium sulphate ( light type ) by solar drying on the surface of the ponds. This seasonal production ( only with summer solar heating ) has a capacity of ca. 20.000 per annum depending on weather conditions in summer.

Salt :

With the changing in Monopoly Law System in Turkey, salt production has become possible by the private sector. Alkim had obtained “lake salt production licences” and started to produce industry and food grade salt in the year 2004 with the capacity of 100.000 tpa at the lake Tersakan. The salt production capacity of the salt ponds at that lake is 120.000 tpa for the time being.

Furthermore, due to the characteristics of lake Tersakan, a special method has been developed to produce Magnesium - Potassium Sulphate salts. As a final product of the natural lake operation chain; magnesium chloride solution (ca. 15.000 tpa) is also obtained.