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U.S. SALT COMPANIES BY PRODUCTION CAPACITY, LOCATION, AND TYPE IN 20151
(Thousand short tons)
 
Vacuum and    
Company   open pans   Solar   Rock   Brine
American Rock Salt Co., Hampton Corners, NY -- -- 4,500 --
Axiall Corp.: - - - -
Lake Charles, LA -- -- -- (2)
New Martinsville, WV -- -- -- (2)
Boardwalk Louisiana Midstream, LLC, Plaquemine, LA -- -- -- (2)
California Supreme Salt, LLC, Twentynine Palms, CA -- 20 -- --
Cargill, Inc.: - - - -
Akron, OH 350 -- -- - (2)
Avery Island, LA -- -- 2,700 (2)
Breaux Bridge, LA 250 -- -- --
Cleveland, OH -- -- 4,000 --
Freedom, OK -- 300 -- --
Hersey, MI 300 -- -- --
Lake Point, UT -- 850 -- --
Lansing, NY -- -- 2,500 --
Hutchinson, KS 450 -- -- --
Newark, CA 150 750 -- (2)
St. Clair, MI 425 -- -- --
Watkins Glen, NY 450 -- -- --
Chemours Co., The, New Johnsonville, TN3 230 -- -- --
Corpus Christi Brine Services, Inc., Benavides, TX -- -- -- (2)
Huck Salt Co., Fallon, NV -- 20 - -- --
Hutchinson Salt Co., Hutchinson, KS -- -- 750 --
Independent Salt Co., Kanopolis, KS -- -- 750 --
Key Energy Services, LLC, Hobbs, NM -- -- -- (2)
Kissner Group Holdings LP, The:
-- Lyons, KS -- -- 750 --
-- Detroit, MI -- -- 2,000 --
Moab Salt, Inc., Moab, UT -- 250 -- --
Morton International, Inc.: - - - -
Fairport, OH -- -- 2,000 --
Glendale, AZ -- 150 -- --
Grand Saline, TX 150 -- 400 --
Grantsville, UT -- 500 -- --
Manistee, MI 360 -- -- --
Rittman, OH 600 -- -- --
Silver Springs, NY 375 -- -- (2)
South Hutchinson, KS 350 -- -- --
Weeks Island, LA -- -- 1,800 - (2)
New Mexico Salt and Mineral Corp., Loving, NM -- 125 - -- --
North American Salt Co.:4 - - - -
Cote Blanche, LA -- -- 3,500 --
Lyons, KS 425 -- -- --
Ogden, UT5 -- 1,500 -- --
Occidental Chemical Corp., Wichita, KS -- -- -- (2)
Olin Corp.: -- -- -- (2)
Freeport, TX6 -- -- -- (2)
McIntosh, AL -- -- -- (2)
Plaquemine, LA6 -- -- -- (2)
PB Energy Storage, Inc.:7
Dale, NY -- -- -- (2)
Napoleonville, LA -- -- -- (2)
Redmond Clay & Salt Co., Inc., Redmond, UT -- -- 150 --
Searles Valley Minerals, Inc., Trona, CA -- 250 -- --
South Bay Salt Works, Chula Vista, CA -- 125 -- --
Tetra Technologies, Inc., Amboy, CA   --   75   --   --
See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 2-Continued
U.S. SALT COMPANIES BY PRODUCTION CAPACITY, LOCATION, AND TYPE IN 20151
(Thousand short tons)
 
Vacuum and    
Company   open pans   Solar   Rock   Brine
Texas Brine Corp.:   -   -   -   -
Baytown, TX -- -- -- (2)
Beaumont, TX -- -- -- (2)
Chacahoula, LA -- -- -- (2)
Clemville, TX -- -- -- (2)
Houston, TX -- -- -- (2)
Napoleonville, LA -- -- -- (2)
Plaquemine, LA -- -- -- (2)
Wyoming, NY -- -- -- (2)
US Salt L.L.C., Watkins Glen, NY 375 -- -- - (2)
United Salt Corp.: - - - -
Baytown, TX 400 -- -- - (2)
Carlsbad, NM -- 400 -- --
Hockley, TX -- -- 150 --
Saltville, VA 200   --   -- - --
Total production capacity   5,840   5,320   26,000   16,900
-- Zero.
1Data 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 forth. Total brine production capacity is the quantity of brine produced for the year.
3Formerly operated by E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co.
4Owned by Compass Minerals, Inc.
5Owned by Compass Minerals; operated by Great Salt Lake Minerals Corp.
6Acquired from Dow Chemical Corp.-
7Associated with Texas Brine Corp.

Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program

See also: Mineral commodity prices


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