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  • How Much Salt Is Needed To Deice Roads? While a ton of salt may sound like a great deal to the household consumer, the truth is that a ton of salt only removes about one cubic yard of snow or ice from a road. This can add [...]

  • Rock salt prices are certainly variable. What is the price of rock salt? The cost of rock salt typically ranges from $60 to $80 per ton when purchased in bulk, especially by local municipalities. While this may seem affordable, the expenses can escalate quickly [...]

  • Rock salt is one of the few commodities which is in no shortage. Rock salt is mined at several major locations across the globe, and is frequently important to countries which do not have major salt mining operations. Most consumers already know where to buy rock salt [...]

  • There are all sorts of ways to purchase rock salt, and it is usually best for business owners to purchase rock salt wholesale. This saves in terms of shipping and packaging, and also allows for a healthy stockpile in case of emergencies. Rock salt wholesale, or sodium chloride, [...]

  • What exactly is deicing salt? This is a common question among consumers, followed by questions about the difference between deicing salt, road salt, and rock salt. These may be basic questions, but they lie at the heart of an important safety industry. Deicing salt is any product [...]

  • Industrial salt has a staggering list of applications, and with several hundred million tonnes of salt mined or produced annually, it is no wonder that rock salt, or halite, is available from a variety of different sources. Industrial salt may be a fairly inexpensive commodity, but the [...]

  • Road salt suppliers are as varied as the quality and nature of road salts themselves. As you know, many different materials are used as road salt, and the term applies to a variety of different products. Once a product is selected, whether NaCl or not, the best [...]

  • Although most household consumers are not aware of the varied applications of industrial salt, thousands of major businesses require industrial salt for the manufacturing of goods, and the availability of services. Consumers are well aware of the transportation safety applications of industrial salt, from deicing the wings [...]

  • Sometimes finding the right road salt is as difficult as locating the best distributor for snow melting salt. There are some basics about snow melting salt which need to be properly covered before selecting either a road salt product or a distributor. First of all, have a [...]

  • Rock Salt MaxiSalt

    Rock salt has been around for a while, but since this product has so many widespread uses, the industrial salt market has become more competitive over time. This motivates manufacturers and consumers alike to determine the most competitive industrial uses for salt. What is Industrial [...]

  • What is the best road salt for driveways? This can be a difficult question to answer, since there is a variety of deicing products available for different needs, for industries and homes alike. Ultimately, the best salt is going to be the safest and most efficient for [...]

  • Rock salt is so important for industrial applications that there are some standards in the European Union about how it should be manipulated and treated. There is a general standard that was approved By CEN on 6 May 2009. Each country can make its own standard taking [...]