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Salt - what it is, where it comes from and how we turn it into a useable product are all covered in this section. You will read about how salt is a naturally occurring mineral and the ways our uses for it have grown over time.

Salt is used to manufacture some 14,000 products. To meet this need, we employ a variety of production processes that have moved on a great deal since the Romans evaporated brine in small lead pans. By visiting a salt mine, you can learn more about how we obtain the rock salt needed to keep us safe in winter.

 

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