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TRACELIGHT™ Caustic Soda

High purity and 100% traceable caustic soda for the food industry

High purity and 100% traceable caustic soda for the food industry

Introducing TRACELIGHT™, Dow's range of premium caustic soda specifically designed for sensitive applications such as cosmetics, food and beverage, and water treatment.Offering high purity and low chlorate levels, TRACELIGHT™ provides end-to-end supply chain traceability and FSSC22000 certification for your food management system.

TRACELIGHT™ applications

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Food and Beverage

Learn more about how ever-evolving global food needs require efficient processes, safety and compliance. At every step in the food production process, chemistry-based solutions play an important role in ensuring quality and safety from manufacturing to the kitchen table.

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Beauty and Personal Care

See how brand owners around the world are seeking ways to create products with exceptional performance and exciting new benefits that consumers can see and feel.

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Healthcare and Hygiene 

Dow is working on new solutions that align with current and future market trends by engaging with formulators, brand owners and converters to understand unmet needs.

Our quality assurance. Your peace of mind.

With TRACELIGHT™, you can rest assured that your product meets the highest food safety and quality standards:

  • EU regulation E524 compliance for use as food additive
  • HACCP and ISO22000 certified, enabling batch traceability and certification
  • Produced with the utmost care in Dow’s dedicated, food-conforming facilities in Europe


Contact us today to take your business to the next level with the highest quality and most trusted caustic soda on the market.

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Lowest levels of chlorate in the market

TRACELIGHT™ contains chlorate levels of less than 5 parts per million (ppm). Looking for even lower levels? With less than 2 ppm, TRACELIGHT™ LC has the lowest levels of chlorate in the market. TRACELIGHT™ LC also features superior purity compared to the regular grade, making it suitable for use in sensitive food products such as baby formula.

Standards quality Assurance control standardization and certification

The most trusted caustic soda

The TRACELIGHT™ product range is certified for use in applications with direct and indirect food contact. It conforms to the EU regulation E524 regarding the use of caustic as a food additive.

But at Dow we went a step further, ensuring we meet safety performance along the entire supply chain.

The result? TRACELIGHT™ is the most trusted caustic soda on the market offering both ISO and FSSC22000 certifications.

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Taking action with preventative measures

TRACELIGHT™ is fully traceable. From start to finish, you can be certain that Dow’s TRACELIGHT™ products have been produced, monitored, checked, and certified every step of the way. Strict quality production protocols, analysis of potential risks and validated preventative measures ensure the safety and reliability of our TRACELIGHT™ products.

TRACELIGHT™ product range

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 TRACELIGHT™TRACELIGHT™ LCTRACELIGHT™ RDC
Concentration50%32%50%
Common UseFood & BeveragesSensitive FoodsFood & Beverages
Extended Traceabilityxxx
Dedicated Supply Chainxxx
Certification - ISO 22000, FSCC 22000, E524xxx
Certification - ISCC+ xxx
Purity (ppm Chlorate) <5<2<5
>90% CO2 Reduction  x
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Caustic Soda Solution Handbook

Learn more about how to use caustic soda safely and efficiently.

Get in touch

Speak with a Dow expert about TRACELIGHT™.