Note: Ingredients listed on restricted chemical lists
EC/CAS
497-19-8
Name of the chemical
Sodium carbonate
Concentration
90-100% 207-383-
General Information
Revision date
2026-05-13
Product name
Sodium Carbonate
Product Synonyms
Ammonia soda, soda ash light/heavy, sodium carbonate anhydrous, disodium carbonate light/heavy coarse, sodium carbonate - feed material/ light/ heavy/ heavy monohydrate/ anhydrous heavy - coarse, soda ash (light, dense)
CAS No.
497-19-8
1.2.1 Relevant identified uses
Formulation. Industrial applications: glass production. Other industrial applications include pH
Icons in SDS
Company Information
company name
Nexchem Ltd
e-mail address of the competent person responsible for the Safety Data Sheet
sales@nexchem.co.uk
GHS Information
Signal word
Warning
Hazard Codes
Hazard statements (CLP)
H319
Hazard statements
Code
Statements
H319
Causes serious eye irritation
Section 2
SECTION 2: Hazards identification
Classification of the substance or mixture Classification according to Regulation 1272/2008/EC: Eye Irrit. 2 Causes serious eye irritation, hazard category 2. H319 Causes serious eye irritation
2.2 Label elements
Labelling according to Regulation 1272/2008/EC (CLP) Hazard pictogram, warning slogan: Warning
Hazard statements
H319 - Causes serious eye irritation.
Precautionary statements
P264 - Wash hands thoroughly after handling. P280 - Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection. P305+P351+P338 - IF IN EYES: Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing. P337+P313 - If eye irritation persists: Get medical advice/attention.
2.3 Other hazards
The potential risk is at work: the possibility of sodium carbonate dust release, which may exceed the TWA indicator for non-toxic dust (given in section 8.1). The substance does not meet the PBT or vPvB criteria. The criteria of Annex XIII to the Regulation 1907/2008/EC (PBT or vPvB) does not apply to inorganic substances. The substance has not been included in the list established in accordance with Article 59 (1) of the REACH Regulation as having endocrine disrupting properties. The substance does not meet the criteria for substances with endocrine disrupting properties as set out in Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/2100 (OJ L 301, 17.11.2017) and Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/605 (OJ L 101, 20.4.2018 as amended).
2.1 Classification of the substance or mixture
Classification according to Regulation 1272/2008/EC: Eye Irrit. 2 Causes serious eye irritation, hazard category 2. H319 Causes serious eye irritation.
