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This table provides a detailed overview of salt production companies across the United States, categorized by their geographic locations, types of salt production methods, and their respective production capacities measured in thousand short tons. The data encompasses vacuum and open pan, solar, rock, and brine salt production, reflecting the diversity of extraction and manufacturing techniques employed in the industry. This information is crucial for understanding the economic footprint of salt production, which supports a wide range of industrial applications including chemical manufacturing, food processing, water treatment, and de-icing. Tracking production capacities by company and location helps stakeholders assess regional industry strengths, supply chain stability, and potential growth areas within the U.S. salt market.
Analysis of the 2023 data reveals that rock salt production dominates with a total capacity of 24,000 thousand short tons, led by major producers such as American Rock Salt Co. in New York with 4,500 thousand short tons and Cargill’s Cleveland, Ohio facility contributing 4,000 thousand short tons. Vacuum and open pan production totals 5,610 thousand short tons, with significant contributions from Cargill’s Hutchinson, Kansas (450 thousand short tons) and Rittman, Ohio (600 thousand short tons) plants. Solar salt production capacity is also substantial at 5,320 thousand short tons, with notable operations like Compass Minerals’ Ogden, Utah facility producing 1,500 thousand short tons and Cargill’s Lake Point, Utah plant at 850 thousand short tons. Brine production, often proprietary and used in chloralkali and oilfield chemical industries, accounts for 14,500 thousand short tons, highlighting its importance despite less transparency in individual capacities. The data underscores the geographic concentration of salt production in states like Kansas, Utah, and Louisiana, reflecting both natural resource availability and established industrial infrastructure.
| TABLE 2 | ||||||||||||
| U.S. SALT COMPANIES BY LOCATION, TYPE AND PRODUCTION CAPACITY IN 20231 | ||||||||||||
| (Thousand short tons) | ||||||||||||
| Vacuum and | ||||||||||||
| Company | open pans | Solar | Rock | Brine | ||||||||
| American Rock Salt Co., Hampton Corners, NY | -- | -- | 4500 | -- | ||||||||
| Boardwalk Louisiana Midstream, LLC, Plaquemine, LA | -- | -- | -- | (2) | ||||||||
| California Supreme Salt, LLC, Twentynine Palms, CA | -- | 20 | -- | -- | ||||||||
| Cargill, Inc.: | ||||||||||||
| Akron, OH | 350 | -- | -- | (2) | ||||||||
| Breaux Bridge, LA | 250 | -- | -- | -- | ||||||||
| Cleveland, OH | -- | -- | 4000 | -- | ||||||||
| Freedom, OK | -- | 300 | -- | -- | ||||||||
| Hersey, MI | 300 | -- | -- | -- | ||||||||
| Hutchinson, KS | 450 | -- | -- | -- | ||||||||
| Lake Point, UT | -- | 850 | -- | -- | ||||||||
| Lansing, NY | -- | -- | 2500 | -- | ||||||||
| Newark, CA | 150 | 750 | -- | (2) | ||||||||
| St. Clair, MI | 425 | -- | -- | -- | ||||||||
| Watkins Glen, NY | 450 | -- | -- | -- | ||||||||
| Compass Minerals International: | ||||||||||||
| Cote Blanche, LA | -- | -- | 3500 | -- | ||||||||
| Lyons, KS | 425 | -- | -- | -- | ||||||||
| Ogden, UT | -- | 1500 | -- | -- | ||||||||
| Corpus Christi Brine Services, Inc., Benavides, TX | -- | -- | -- | (2) | ||||||||
| GMCO Willow Creek., Salina, UT | -- | -- | 150 | -- | ||||||||
| Huck Salt Co., Fallon, NV | -- | 20 | -- | -- | ||||||||
| Hutchinson Salt Co., Hutchinson, KS | -- | -- | 750 | -- | ||||||||
| Independent Salt Co., Kanopolis, KS | -- | -- | 750 | -- | ||||||||
| Moab Salt, Inc., Moab, UT | -- | 250 | -- | -- | ||||||||
| New Mexico Salt and Mineral Corp., Loving, NM | -- | 125 | -- | -- | ||||||||
| Occidental Chemical Corp., Wichita, KS | -- | -- | -- | (2) | ||||||||
| Olin Corp.: | ||||||||||||
| Freeport, TX | -- | -- | -- | (2) | ||||||||
| McIntosh, AL | -- | -- | -- | (2) | ||||||||
| Plaquemine, LA | -- | -- | -- | (2) | ||||||||
| Redmond Clay & Salt Co., Inc., Redmond, UT | -- | -- | 750 | -- | ||||||||
| Searles Valley Minerals, Inc., Trona, CA | -- | 250 | -- | -- | ||||||||
| South Bay Salt Works, Chula Vista, CA | -- | 125 | -- | -- | ||||||||
| Stone Canyon Industries Holdings LLC, Morton Salt: | ||||||||||||
| Detroit, MI | -- | -- | 2000 | -- | ||||||||
| Fairport, OH | -- | -- | 2000 | -- | ||||||||
| Glendale, AZ | -- | 150 | -- | -- | ||||||||
| Grand Saline, TX | 150 | -- | 400 | -- | ||||||||
| Grantsville, UT | -- | 500 | -- | -- | ||||||||
| Lyons, KS | -- | -- | 750 | -- | ||||||||
| Manistee, MI | 360 | -- | -- | -- | ||||||||
| Rittman, OH | 600 | -- | -- | -- | ||||||||
| Silver Springs, NY | 375 | -- | -- | (2) | ||||||||
| South Hutchinson, KS | 350 | -- | -- | -- | ||||||||
| Weeks Island, LA | -- | -- | 1800 | (2) | ||||||||
| Wyoming, NY | -- | -- | -- | (2) | ||||||||
| Tetra Technologies, Inc., Amboy, CA | -- | 75 | -- | -- | ||||||||
| Texas Brine Corp: | ||||||||||||
| Beaumont, TX | -- | -- | -- | (2) | ||||||||
| Chacahoula, LA | -- | -- | -- | (2) | ||||||||
| Clemville, TX | -- | -- | -- | (2) | ||||||||
| Napoleonville, LA | -- | -- | -- | (2) | ||||||||
| White Castle, LA | -- | -- | -- | (2) | ||||||||
| Wyoming, NY | -- | -- | -- | (2) | ||||||||
| United Salt Corp.: | ||||||||||||
| Baytown, TX | 400 | -- | -- | (2) | ||||||||
| Carlsbad, NM | -- | 400 | -- | -- | ||||||||
| Hockley, TX | -- | -- | 150 | -- | ||||||||
| Saltville, VA | 200 | -- | -- | -- | ||||||||
| US Salt LLC., Watkins Glen, NY | 375 | -- | -- | (2) | ||||||||
| Westlake Chemical Corp.: | ||||||||||||
| Lake Charles, LA | -- | -- | -- | (2) | ||||||||
| New Martinsville, WV | -- | -- | -- | (2) | ||||||||
| Total production capacity | 5610 | 5320 | 24000 | 14500 | ||||||||
-- Zero.
1Table includes data available through February 11, 2025. Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
2Includes brine for sale and for captive use. Individual brine capacity is assumed to be equal to the quantity of annual brine production, and therefore, considered company proprietary data. Brine producers include those chloralkali producers that produce captive brine and companies that supply brine for chloralkali manufacture, oilfield chemicals, and so on. Total brine production capacity is the quantity of brine produced for the year.
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Salt statistics | Mineral commodity prices