from a Central European perspective, the use of salt as a construction material sounds little attractive at first sight. In periods of extended rainfall, a salt construction risks to dissolve and disappear. Combining salt with other materials is difficult, because salt is corrosive. Salt Construction Materials Attract the Interest of Read more…
In a series of blogposts, I will describe some little know smaller scale uses of salt: Salt Used for Geo-Engineering In a recent post, “Salt in ancient customs – cruz de sal”, I wrote about the ancient Spanish custom to avoid hailstorms by spreading salt in the form of a Read more…
How Does Salt Connect With Pulp and Paper Salt consumption links to the pulp and paper market via two chemicals – caustic soda and sodium chlorate. Pulp production consumed about 6.7 million tons of caustic soda globally in 2022. In addition it consumed about 3.2 million tons of sodium chlorate. Read more…
The Salt Substitute Market Salt Substitutes as Table Salt and for Home Cooking Salt substitutes are used in food processing, as well as in table/cooking salt. The use of salt substitutes in home cooking and as table salt is rather exceptional, and in most cases it is associated with medically Read more…
Results of salt reduction initiatives – Importance of salt substitutes in salt reduction initiatives Results of Salt Reduction Initiatives The results of the different initiatives that were measured and published are summarized in the table below1: With very few exceptions, salt consumption in countries with ongoing reduction initiatives decreased significantly. Read more…
Processed Food and the Food Industry – Home Cooking and Individual Salt Use The previous post provided data on the importance of processed food a source of salt intake in different world regions. In Europe, and North America, by far the largest part of salt comes from processed food. (https://saltmarketinfo.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=943&action=edit). Read more…
Why substitute salt? Health Concerns – The Controversy around Salt and Health – The 2013 WHO Initiative Why substitute salt? – Health Concerns Several health organizations recommend low sodium intake (below 2.3 g/day of sodium equivalent to 5.8 g/day of salt) for entire populations. The recommendations are based on the Read more…
Salt substitutes are alternatives to common salt (NaCl). In salt substitute products, NaCl is partially or totally replaced. Among several options, potassium chloride (KCl), in combination with magnesium sulfate have proved to be a key nutritional ingredient for this purpose. They provide similar properties like common salt (NaCl), but with Read more…
Perspectives and Forecast Future Salt Demand Part 2: Synthetic vs. Natural Soda Ash Capacity Announcements As of early 2023, a number of new soda ash plants are under construction, announced to be constructed, re-opened, de-bottlenecked, or expanded. Capacity expansions in the 2022- 2027 period will be in the order of Read more…
Perspectives and Forecast Future Salt Demand in Soda Ash Part 1 – Overview Soda ash is a global industry of over 60 million mt; with a key role in numerous industrial sectors such as glass and chemicals, as well as consumer products such as detergents. Soda ash is also a Read more…