Industrial Salt
Top 20 Salt Exporting Countries
| No | Country | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | $277,913,000 |
| 2 | Germany | $205,826,000 |
| 3 | Chile | $189,179,000 |
| 4 | Canada | $170,906,000 |
| 5 | Mexico | $154,741,000 |
| 6 | United States | $148,313,000 |
| 7 | India | $129,097,000 |
| 8 | Belgium | $79,767,000 |
| 9 | China | $75,523,000 |
| 10 | France | $73,443,000 |
| 11 | Spain | $65,751,000 |
| 12 | Belarus | $59,500,000 |
| 13 | United Kingdom | $59,417,000 |
| 14 | Australia | $58,059,000 |
| 15 | Denmark | $48,330,000 |
| 16 | Egypt | $43,153,000 |
| 17 | Italy | $42,703,000 |
| 18 | Tunisia | $41,215,000 |
| 19 | Ukraine | $36,163,000 |
| 20 | Poland | $33,075,000 |
Industrial Salt Material
- Grade A Salt: NaCl 96% (wet bss), Ca 0.07, Mg 0.04, SO4 0.19, Insoluble 0.06, Moisture 4%
- Usage: Caustic soda manufacturing plant
- Grade B Salt: NaCl 94.5% (wet bss), Ca 0.18, Mg 0.10, SO4 0.50, Insoluble 0.3, Moisture 4%
- Usage: Soda Ash/Caustic soda manufacturing plant
- Grade C Salt: Deicing/Road Salt: No particular specs required
- Usage: for melting snow by local municipal/state govt contractor
World Demand to Rise 1.5% Annually Through 2018
Global demand for salt is forecast to climb 1.5 percent annually through 2018 to 324 million metric tons. Salt consumption growth in the Asia/Pacific region is projected to outpace the global average and offset flat trends expected in North America and Western Europe. Ongoing expansion in China’s chemical manufacturing industry will underpin overall advances. Salt suppliers are also projected to benefit from increases in North America’s chlor-alkali output, spurred by low natural gas prices in the region.
