One of the region's most famous offerings in this category is Lutefisk - aged, dried white fish soaked in lye (sodium hydroxide).

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While the company is focused on lithium carbonate, an updated feasibility study in October 2012 showed the ability to produce an additional 2, 000 tons of battery-grade lithium hydroxide and up to 30, 000 tons of sodium sulphate annually.

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Five entrepreneurs founded the Electro-Alkaline Company in 1913 by creating a bleach product with chlorine and sodium hydroxide as its main ingredients.

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